Solar FREAKIN' Roadways!

[JeffHead]

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[shenmue]

1. When they say Moose Crossing

they mean it.

[JeffHead]

2. As an Electrician I say let's do this now! I'll have a job for life.

[Callmecrazy]

3. Me too!

We would be the new saviors. Nobody thinks about electricity until it's gone. Then they're pissed off because they don't have an electrician in the family.

[JeffHead]

4. Nobody thinks about electricity until it's gone.

Not quite nobody. I installed a backup generator on my house a couple of years ago. When the power goes out, my house shines like a beacon of freedom. Then my neighbors all come over and ask me "Can I plug in?" It's nice to control the power once in a while.

[silverweb]

5. I love the future views - sci-fi happening now!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Love the concept and the video is terrific! It deals with every concern people might have.

Let's do this!

[font color="orange" size=4]Solarrrrrrrrrr![font color="navy" size=2]

[Quixote1818]

6. The two most awesome things about this

1. Renewable energy

2. NO FUCKING SNOW ON THE ROADS!!!!

[silverweb]

7. Also:

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[font color="navy" face="Verdana"](1) Preserving the landscape by providing trenches for underground lines & cables.

(2) The bit about water collection/treatment.

(3) Manufacturing jobs utilizing mountains of recycled materials for an almost endless project. Replacing the country's network of paved roads, sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways with these solar gizmos will take decades, guaranteeing thousands of long-term jobs.

Now get ready for the nay-sayers and reTHUGli-can'ts. They won't want the status quo to change for established concrete/asphalt pavers or the fossil fuel-based generating companies who hate clean energy.

They're afraid of any change that doesn't generate immediate increased profits, won't step outside their limited experience towards something new, and absolutely don't want to upset the entrenched business entities who will most certainly oppose rather than embrace this new technology.

Let's do this!

[Quixote1818]

9. There is no doubt this is the future. It's too good of an idea

Energy will be very cheep in the future because most building materials will be designed to capture energy.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Please post the link so those of us who can vote with $ ... nt

[silverweb]

12. See post #11

[zebonaut]

10. Hello Google? Hello Obama? Hello Wall Street?

[silverweb]

11. Indiegogo crowd-funding page:

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-roadways

Invest in the future!

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Thanks! nt

[idahoblue]

14. Great!

Not all those in Idaho are morons. We have great people and great ideas.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. Now watch,...we'll all go solar and as a final "fuck you" the oil companies will blot out the sun.

[jwirr]

16. This is great. But how do we keep the energy companies from sabataging it? I would love to see

prototypes started all over the country. They did say this should start one driveway at a time. Has anyone looked into how much this actually costs?

[valerief]

17. If it doesn't make rich people richer, it'll never happen in our lifetimes. nt

[grahamhgreen]

18. Let's do rooftops first, people, obviously less wear and tear, longer life span, etc.

Those panels should make an extremely long lasting roof!