But can you begin to imagine the advancements in electric car design (and batteries) if the bright engineers of NASCAR were forced to turn their talents to building a fast electric car with a 500 mile range? In about ten years (or less) consumer electric cars would probably be much more practical due to the NASCAR developments and innovations.
Nye’s not even a trained scientist. He got a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Cornell, where he took one class in astronomy from Carl Sagan. He didn’t become “The Science Guy” until he started showing up on a Seattle TV sketch comedy show doing bits using that tag in the Eighties. Nye is a hobbyist with a very healthy dose of self-importance.
PoodleGroomerThat’s against the law – second law of thermodynamics..Susan SchroederYeah, if you can’t argue facts, you have to go ad hominem..GuiltyBystanderThe name came from a TV producer. It was use it or no contract. He was discussing science for those unacquainted with science. I doubt you would throw away a career on a quibble, but I also doubt anyone would make you the offer.
StCleve72 almost 9 years ago
I think we’ll see flag football in the NFL long before we see electric NASCAR’s.
Enter.Name.Here almost 9 years ago
They may as well go electric. “Stock Car Racing” is so far from that very thing these days that they should rename it anything else but.
Polsixe almost 9 years ago
It’s not the 40 race cars, it’s the 50,000 fan’s vehicles that would be the problem. Jim Bob, y’all gotta get an eelektrik ride.
jbmlaw01 almost 9 years ago
I remember the rebellion against Parnelli Jones in 1967. I might be a race fan had Jones prevailed against the traditionalists. Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
rrhyne56 almost 9 years ago
And imagine how much pollution and greenhouse gases would have been eliminated if Bill Nye started walking cross country to all of his interviews.
Linguist almost 9 years ago
NASCAR 2020
TexTech almost 9 years ago
But can you begin to imagine the advancements in electric car design (and batteries) if the bright engineers of NASCAR were forced to turn their talents to building a fast electric car with a 500 mile range? In about ten years (or less) consumer electric cars would probably be much more practical due to the NASCAR developments and innovations.
drivingfuriously Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I used to rebuild old gas engines. They always sounded fast with glasspacks and headers.
Guilty Bystander almost 9 years ago
Nye’s not even a trained scientist. He got a B.S. in mechanical engineering at Cornell, where he took one class in astronomy from Carl Sagan. He didn’t become “The Science Guy” until he started showing up on a Seattle TV sketch comedy show doing bits using that tag in the Eighties. Nye is a hobbyist with a very healthy dose of self-importance.
hippogriff almost 9 years ago
PoodleGroomerThat’s against the law – second law of thermodynamics..Susan SchroederYeah, if you can’t argue facts, you have to go ad hominem..GuiltyBystanderThe name came from a TV producer. It was use it or no contract. He was discussing science for those unacquainted with science. I doubt you would throw away a career on a quibble, but I also doubt anyone would make you the offer.
Kizarvexis almost 9 years ago
There is Formula E racing. http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/gallery/archive/20142015-season/races/street-demos/formula-e-at-pau-gp.aspx