At 06:41 PM 28/10/2009, you wrote:
With the recharging problem, I heard an interesting idea on BBC
radio a while ago.
There was someone in the US lobbying for the idea of "swap
stations", where there would be a universal standard of battery
size, type, positioning, mounting system (quick release) etc. This
would then enable there to be swap-stations where one can rock up,
pay a fee and just pull their own battery out and put in a
pre-charged one. That battery would then be charged and passed onto
someone else once it's fully charged.
Obviously you didn't do the search I suggested. That is the core of
"A Better Place" business model.
For every option there are your pro's and cons, and that the pro's
of electric vehicles (using a renewable power supply to recharge)
vastly outweighs the cons.
That's an assertion. Supporting argument? Why do you think EV's use
renewable energy to recharge? The EV doesn't care as long as the
socket produces the right volts and amps.
And as a side note, I never said that the government should build
the infrastructure to support recharging (or swap) stations for
electric cars, but I said it's good he's making a point about the
need for these things.
Simon is reported as saying that.
Mike
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