news.yahoo.com— The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting thinks the government should offer a $300 million prize to the person who can develop an automobile battery that leapfrogs existing technology.
Jun 23, 2008View in Crawl 4
Another advantage to government funded R&D is that the results of the research are freely available to everyone, and patent free. This is HUGELY beneficial to society.
If an inventor had the ability to create such a battery why would they need McCain's $300 million? They would already be rich. McCain just wants everyone to think he is pro-enviroment, unlike the rest of the Republicans. I'll be voting 3rd party in November.
Check out the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" and you'll find that there already IS a revolutionary battery and WAS a car that used it and had a 300mi/day charge. GM bought the majority of the small company's stock, sold it to Exxon (I think) and the company was over. The cars were all taken back to GM and crushed against all the leaser's wishes.
This is a complete and utter CROCK. Pandering a total red herring here is WHY.To make these batteries is going to cost a fortune. he is not offering 300 million to DEVELOP a battery he is offering 300 million to someone who HAS developed the battery. IE a prize.See the difference here? SO to get the 300 million you need to FIRST develop the battery and there in lies the problem. The only ones ABLE to afford to develop the battery (ie auto makers) are also the only ones who really DO NOT want to make them and for whom a lot more than 300 million stands to be lost in profits on existing technology.IE he can safetly offer this prize because the only ones who COULD beat it (in all likely hood we could get lucky but thats doubtful) are also the one who would not even bother to try.IE its a catch 22 and he KNOWS IT hence why he can PRETEND he is doing something meaningful while doing absolutely NOTHING of any real substance.How cute.
Your views are popular here on digg, but they aren't conservative. Then again, most people here on digg voted for Bush twice, so it doesn't surprise me. The process of mass wake up is long and hardy, but you are no conservative whatsoever. You have no belief in market.
The $300 million is just a cheap way to bury it in research mode. You should check out <a class="user" href="http://ultracapacitors.org">http://ultracapacitors.org</a>if you want to see the future of batteries. There's even a a Coleman rechargeable screw driver that uses ultracapacitors and recharges in 90 secs. But they only sell it on it's own private site. That's probably the best Coleman can do without upsetting Big Brother Oil.The $300 million is probably to get someone to stab the rest of the ultracapacitor crowd in the back with government backed patents by selling out the best innovation in batteries ever.McCain ain't President. He can't give anyone $300 million dollars and the US government does not buy innovative products.
jonnyehJun 24, 2008
Another advantage to government funded R&D is that the results of the research are freely available to everyone, and patent free. This is HUGELY beneficial to society.
irishkeithJun 24, 2008
If an inventor had the ability to create such a battery why would they need McCain's $300 million? They would already be rich. McCain just wants everyone to think he is pro-enviroment, unlike the rest of the Republicans. I'll be voting 3rd party in November.
pixelpusher74Jun 25, 2008
Check out the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" and you'll find that there already IS a revolutionary battery and WAS a car that used it and had a 300mi/day charge. GM bought the majority of the small company's stock, sold it to Exxon (I think) and the company was over. The cars were all taken back to GM and crushed against all the leaser's wishes.
nerysJun 25, 2008
This is a complete and utter CROCK. Pandering a total red herring here is WHY.To make these batteries is going to cost a fortune. he is not offering 300 million to DEVELOP a battery he is offering 300 million to someone who HAS developed the battery. IE a prize.See the difference here? SO to get the 300 million you need to FIRST develop the battery and there in lies the problem. The only ones ABLE to afford to develop the battery (ie auto makers) are also the only ones who really DO NOT want to make them and for whom a lot more than 300 million stands to be lost in profits on existing technology.IE he can safetly offer this prize because the only ones who COULD beat it (in all likely hood we could get lucky but thats doubtful) are also the one who would not even bother to try.IE its a catch 22 and he KNOWS IT hence why he can PRETEND he is doing something meaningful while doing absolutely NOTHING of any real substance.How cute.
nwoantibodyJun 25, 2008
Your views are popular here on digg, but they aren't conservative. Then again, most people here on digg voted for Bush twice, so it doesn't surprise me. The process of mass wake up is long and hardy, but you are no conservative whatsoever. You have no belief in market.
obladdaJun 28, 2008
The $300 million is just a cheap way to bury it in research mode. You should check out <a class="user" href="http://ultracapacitors.org">http://ultracapacitors.org</a>if you want to see the future of batteries. There's even a a Coleman rechargeable screw driver that uses ultracapacitors and recharges in 90 secs. But they only sell it on it's own private site. That's probably the best Coleman can do without upsetting Big Brother Oil.The $300 million is probably to get someone to stab the rest of the ultracapacitor crowd in the back with government backed patents by selling out the best innovation in batteries ever.McCain ain't President. He can't give anyone $300 million dollars and the US government does not buy innovative products.