@poematik14 I up-voted you, not because I agree entirely, but because you actually offered a thoughtful opinion. I agree on your point that a lot of the "green" revolution has been hijacked by big business as a scam. However, I don't believe that means that we should simply give up and let ideas die on the vine simply because it wold be too hard to go all the way. I'm an engineer, and the field is all about making do with what you have. You get a lot of non-idealities, but you make enough compromises that you can complete your project and still meet its requirements. I think one thing that will be important is the gasoline consumption by commuters. I drive about 5 miles to-from work each day, so this car wouldn't even leave the battery for me during most of the week. My parents, living in a different city, drive about 20 miles one-way, so they might *just* hit the gas when getting back home. Yes, it will increase the strain on the power grid, but the power grid is designed for massive power consumption, and always remains at its ideal power generation level. A car's engine rarely, if ever, sits at its ideal burn conditions, causing lower efficiency than even the ~25% promised by the physics of heat engines.
Personally, I'm really interested in the car as an EE to see what tweaks I can make to it to make it even better. Of course, we'll have to see how the wife feels about that, when the time comes... :D

Yes please! I'm stuck w/ a buggy sixaxis only that came w/ my PS3...

This would be totally awesome w/ my Blackberry Storm :)

@Jouva Man, the more of your responses I read, the more I get to be entertained, +1's to each my friend!

@(Unverified) Who said I was crying? Besides the fact my 360 is mostly relegated to DVD up-scaler at this point, I haven't modded mine, and, quite frankly, losing the ability to play games online would be more of a blessing than a curse to me. I was simply pointing out what seemed to have been disabled.
tl;dr: gave source, plz don't breed.

@smallj Not really. Any time a work is created w/o the permission of the copyright holder, that's piracy. However, there are instances in which you can admit to committing piracy, but not be liable for damages (aka fair use).

@(Unverified) I'm still don't agree with your point though. If not this case, then just another civil case. The whole point of the civil system is to allow entities to settle their disputes. Personally, I'd like to see an end to the no-fault settlement system. If you didn't commit any wrongdoing, prove it, then have the plaintiff pay you for your wasted time.

@CharlieX So now we know why the Verizon guy had "the network" following him everywhere...
Verizon can has a posse?

Note to self: Determine where sensor is in next phone, either jump it or cover it with tape.

Kinda reminds me of the bluetooth hotspot ads. There was one in Vegas at a travelocity booth, except that no one could pair w/ it, due to a password the kiosk operator didn't have.

It's pretty cool they're keeping the kit price @ $50. A lot of demo board kits are in the hundreds, even at academic pricing.