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Oil, Gas, Electric Cars, the Market and the Economy [view article]
The story of supercaps looks like the "100 MPG carburetor story" to me. Running an electric vehicle, even a small one, will take about 5kW minimum for the time you run it. Therefore, one hour takes 5kWH, which is a whole bunch of electrical power to be stored. Even if you could recharge it quickly -- let's say one minute per hour of operation -- you'd need to draw 300kW plus inefficiencies for one minute -- to do the recharging. The conductors required, internal heating, pressure changes, etc. make this sound very far-fetched. Yes, supercaps are real, but they are an alternative for peaking, not for primary power. Aug 05 12:31 PM
Investing in Dividend Paying Companies [view article]
First, interesting to see that names of companies like Westinghouse, Philip Morris, and Union Carbide had to be explained. Sheesh, I guess I am getting old, as these are as familiar as Google to me. More directly, I sometimes wonder "what is the true value of a stock." As the market value varies so greatly, the "present value of future cash flows." people surely must think that cash flow is not too clear! Dividends really help me see the value -- compared with bonds or most treasuries these company payouts provide real inflation protection. Thanks for an article weighted to something other than tomorrow! Jul 15 05:09 PM

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