Do scientists understand the fossil fuel crisis?

Question

I hear all the scioentist of inveting electric cars saying the world will be eletic cars or hydrogen in 10 years.

Do they understand how inpossible that is???

I mean think you got atleast 10million cars in America to convert

lets say 10-15 years

then at the same you have to convert the 500 thousand gas stations (just a guess)

which will take 5 - 10 years

and before that they have to perfect the stuff and make it more reliable and with enough power and distance

10-15 years

nows that about the public transportation conversion

5-10 years(includes trains and planes)

so were talking 22-40 years for PUBLIC only

lets talk military

all those ships tanks,and jets hummvees atleast 20-25 years

so about50 - 75years!@?!?! not the " in ten years" bull

not to mention the cost!!! that 50-75 of spend spend spend!!! when we are already in huge debt and helthcare and social securtiy to fix??

Does anyone else think they think we are idiots??

Answer 1

I'm sure it was all a scientific figure of speech and no one really takes it seriously.

Answer 2

Hello

I am an energy scientist and let me tell you first that I never believed any of the energy myth which are common in America.

Converting vehicles at the rate of the market replacement is not a problem at all.

The real problems are:

- the amount of minerals to be refined to produce effective batteries

- the additional electric power generation (+grid) required to produce the electricity for such a project

- the amount of pollution added by coal as power source to supply such an infrastructure.

Answer 3

There is no crisis other than what the media has created.  There is enough oil in the Gulf of Mexico to make Saudia look like a tiny puddle.  There is enough oil shale in the US and Canada to keep the world going.

Answer 4

Yes, but the reason larger scale actions haven't been taken is because many scientists believe we have yet to hit hubberts peak.

Answer 5

Climate scientists only say how much CO2 the atmosphere can take without changing the climate. It is not their job to say how to reduce the CO2 output of the world. Or in other words, they are not saying we could or should do that, they are just saying what it will take to stop climate change.

Answer 6

We still have plenty of coal, and fossil fuels left. Trust me.... Especially on the Northern cap which Russia and the USA are fighting over future rights for.