Smartlets...

[RAN]

Here's a new word that'll hopefully be added to our lexicon soon: Smartlets (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/03/24/new-vocabulary-smartlets-could-charge-plug-in-vehicles-from-s/)
But is this smartlet, with plugs and cords, smart enough?

[Satt]

I can see it allready. Teenagers with wire cutters running down the sidewalk in the evening cutting charging chords and laughing their butts off. Other than that, it's a great idea. They just have to think of how to make it secure.

[RAN]

Exactly Satt! The big parts replacement market for plug-in cars will be the charging cords =y:

Actually, what's needed is wireless charging. The transmitting part would be under the vehicle when it was parked.

[rogwild]

I can see it allready. Teenagers with wire cutters running down the sidewalk in the evening cutting charging chords and laughing their butts off. Other than that, it's a great idea. They just have to think of how to make it secure.
Yep, can't wait. Just imagine those 'Darwin Award' winners that don't use INSULATED cutters or try a pocket knife.......'lit-up' all along the street.

[Satt]

Exactly Satt! The big parts replacement market for plug-in cars will be the charging cords =y:

Actually, what's needed is wireless charging. The transmitting part would be under the vehicle when it was parked.


That could be a good idea. One way to do that might be to have a large inductor in the middle of each parking spot and the other inductor in the vehicle...then what do you have...a transformer!!! They would just have to make a way to secure the connections though. Needless to say there will be many obsticles ahead as we start to use more and more technology in new ways.

[MarkH]

I'm not worried about my charge cord. I just want to be within visual range of the idiot that tries to cut that cord while it is plugged in. :IDEA: What a light show that will be. I'll gladly call the paramedics.

Even if the cutter has insulated grips, the resulting firestorm will still probably cause loss of bodily waste retention ability. :o

:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL:

[cpaddock]

Hey! Been There, done that!!! Grips were insulated but I still set a personal high jump record!