Resourceful Guy Builds Solar House, Solar Power, Solar Car
Sep 1
Peak Moment 145: John Weber’s Boise, Idaho house with south-facing windows rarely needs heat and never Air Conditioning. Meet a man who has built a passive-solar house with solar electric power and solar hot water; plus a solar-powered electric car — and who rides a bike! With photovoltaics tied to the grid, he sells surplus electricity back to the power company. John shows how he converted his “Sun Car” from a junked Festiva to all-electric, with added solar panels on top to extend its range. Ride with us - and hear how quiet it is!
Duration : 0:27:40
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It was a Recycled …
It was a Recycled 1990 Ford Festiva you Idiot.
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I personally think …
I personally think that anyone that does what this guy has done shouldn’t have to pay taxes at all, and let the hummer drivers pay a huge penalty. Janaia you have dedicated a lot of your own time and money in the cause that should have started way before now, and I for one thank you. I’m hoping to do many of the same things that John has done on my farm, not because I’m a tree huger (I’m not) because we don’t need to have the things we have put in front of us all these years to live. Thanks!
Politicians have …
Politicians have been brilliantly finding things to tax for thousands of years. Even when petroleum is scarce, surely they will find other things to tax. Here in California as well as at the federal level, they’re thinking of new things like taxing soda pop!
They will have to …
They will have to come up with a way to get money out of you somehow. Sure you will need electricity to charge them so maybe they just raise electrical rates then to get the money out of you.
The problem they have with electric cars now is they havent figured a way to monetize it for their needs yet. When they figure that out then they will become mainstream. They have to keep you hooked into the loop of paying them money.
I appreciate …
I appreciate electric hybrid cars but the problem is they will NEVER be mainstream. Heres why… Politicians need your money. If we all stopped buying gasoline where would all the tax dollars go to build roads and all their little pet projects they throw away? The loss of sales of petroleum would kill our economy from the taxes they collect. The politicians arent going to let you have electric cars. That would be like shooting themselves in their own foot.
Be smart - don’t …
Be smart - don’t pay any more electricity bills. more info: solar.xfollow.me (Copy to your browser’s address bar)
The remains of GM …
The remains of GM has nothing to worry about if 45 mph and 20 mile range is all the competition has to offer.
We aren’t going to …
We aren’t going to get to the post-oil world in a flying leap. There will be all kinds of transitional projects and products. Powering-down is a step-wise process Because just about EVERYTHING we use has oil connected to it! Anything that uses less (of all materials) is a step in the right direction.
does it not occur …
does it not occur to you that this would be a way to convert aka. recycle vehicles that already exist into something such as this? that perhaps this is a way to keep or salvage vehicles from vast waste lands of junk yards into an item of use? one that perhaps could take a bike riding person say… on bike difficult errands or perhaps the ER in during inclement weather or in a hurry (as compared to cycling). or has your short sidedness clouded your ability to see through the cynicism?
11:20 - Start of …
11:20 - Start of short segment that mentions Peak Oil.
Wow! A car that …
Wow! A car that can go as fast as 45 mph and has a whole 20 mile range! That and the fact that it took the energy of a few barrels of oil to make and all the synthetic rubber (made from oil), is covered in paint that was made from petrochemicals and it’s full of plastic parts too! Clearly this has a future in an oil-free world.
It is so wonderful …
It is so wonderful seeing people taking all the information that is “out there” and showing us all how it works in our ordinary lives. Great video - simple, gentle, hype free common (and uncommon) sense. Thank you.
So who else other …
So who else other than GM is putting out a usable electric car?
good video!
good video!
Not everything …
Not everything should be viewed in monetary payback terms - most people who install solar PV, are not doing it for cost savings, they are doing it because it is the right thing to do and are pioneering. Sure, many people can’t afford it on a big scale, but if you can, you are helping to solve our climate and energy crisis, not adding to it.
Wow! This guy rocks …
Wow! This guy rocks! Thanks for bringing us his story.
I wish now that when I bought my condo I had chosen one with a south facing deck. That way the big glass doors and dining nook window would absorb the winter sunlight (what there is of it). My condo faces west and gets the afternoon sunlight, which is exactly what I don’t need. I’m doing well in other areas though.
People who make …
People who make money from collecting interest are promoting the worst in humanity.
Oh, and I hope you …
Oh, and I hope you don’t mind but I am going to use “Renewable Energy is Homeland Security” on my own YouTube site, that’s brilliant!
Don’t bother …
Don’t bother waiting for the Big 3 to deliver affordable electric vehicles, they did that once and ended up crushing them in the Arizona desert and now one of the oil companies owns the patent (on the EV-1) on that cars battery technology so it will never see the light of day. Very inspiring story, 5 stars, fav’d
Thanks for posting!
Thanks peakmoment, …
Thanks peakmoment, this was a very good video.
It is alot easier …
It is alot easier to just steal the electric.
With the end of …
With the end of cheap oil upon us, we also need to factor in the future rising costs of electricity. It may provide “payback” sooner than now. Plus, there’s the resilience factor (esp. if one has batteries for storage). Hopefully there will be financial incentives coming for all forms of decentralized electricity production.
Excellent report.
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Excellent report.
★★★★★
^ Regarding these …
^ Regarding these clear jars…… Get yourself a big metal tank that fits into your home space somewhere convienient, install and decorate nicely, paint black, fill with water. Job done