The problem with pure electrics may be that many people drive further on a
given day than the battery charge will allow.
The solution? Why not add a second battery pack to a Leaf, for example,
which would give it a 140-150 mile range? While charging time might be a
problem, that could be solved if Nissan added the cost of installing a 220
volt plug on a persons dwelling for charging, to the price of the car. A
battery shouldn't on average weigh more than an extra passenger in the car,
I would guess.
Gerry
From: "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us>
It's only fair to pin every oil spill on gas cars, too.
I don't understand the animosity of this group toward electric cars. Yes,
the technology isn't for everyone, but then neither is diesel. (Arguably
they are for opposite ends of the spectrum.) Electric is more efficient
putting power to the wheels than any IC engine could hope to be.
Batteries
are terrible, but so is hauling 6 pounds per gallon of explosives behind
the children. And you've got hundreds fewer moving parts in an EV. It
seems like a counter-culture group like dieselers would want to embrace
the
technology, not shun it - at least as far as it makes cars easier to use
and maintain.
I guess I don't see why Nissan can't sell diesel coupes, electric sedans,
gas SUVs and diesel work vans, and everybody gets what they want.
BTW I saw this morning that Tesla is selling the model S faster than they
can produce it. So, yes, that might be bad for Studebaker - oh, sorry,
Chrysler/Chevy/entrenched Detroit players - but apparently there is a lot
of money looking to buy a well-engineered electric car. Too bad there are
so few available.
Best,
Tim
On Oct 8, 2012 8:53 PM, "ernest breakfield"
<erne...@backyardengineering.org>
wrote:
and that's without even getting into the issues of the toxicity of the
manufacture or disposal of the batteries, the limited opportunities for
refueling/recharging, the concerns about the ozone contribution of an
electric motor, the exposure to EMI,...
kinda' explains why the odds are so high now that the stupidest thing
you see on the road is likely to be the result of someone in a hybrid or
electric. while there's no perfect answer, some people clearly aren't
thinking this through.
cheers!
e
On 08/Oct/12 17:16, Allan Streib wrote:
"Electric vehicles don't make any more sense today than they did in
1912 ... "They take too long to charge, the range is too short and
they cost too much."
That about sums it up, for anyone who's thinking clearly.
Allan
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