05-24-2014, 10:22 AM
Cool, but I'll be surprised if it catches on. Step 1 would be to try to get all of the rich Hollywood types to suck it up and spend the cash to convert their own private mansion driveways to this stuff. Once it's seen in action (especially by famous, popular people) it at least has a chance to catch on.
The video didn't seem to mention cost. I wonder how much more it costs per mile of this stuff compared to a mile of asphalt. 10x more? 100x more? 1000x more? And what's the return on investment in terms of energy?
Converting your roof to solar panels is also a cool pro-green energy thing you can do and that never really caught on either. Some people have them but it's hardly widespread, and that's been an option for like 30 years. Based on the failure of roof panels (mainly, I guess, due to cost), I have a hard time seeing road panels as catching on. One of those "awesome idea! someone else should pay for it!" things.
The video didn't seem to mention cost. I wonder how much more it costs per mile of this stuff compared to a mile of asphalt. 10x more? 100x more? 1000x more? And what's the return on investment in terms of energy?
Converting your roof to solar panels is also a cool pro-green energy thing you can do and that never really caught on either. Some people have them but it's hardly widespread, and that's been an option for like 30 years. Based on the failure of roof panels (mainly, I guess, due to cost), I have a hard time seeing road panels as catching on. One of those "awesome idea! someone else should pay for it!" things.