There could be a special rail (as in Subway) you could drive over .. Stop .. Heavy Duty Connectors drop down. You could pay via Transponder. These could be everywhere - Even "Rest-Stops" along side the highway. Drive-Thru Fast Food lanes would also be a natural.
-DonW- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:34 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Toshiba Press Release Forgive my ignorance, but could someone clarify whether Toshiba's recent battery breakthrough actually means that an all-electric car is actually feasible, or would some form of a hybridization still be the norm? What struck me as most poignant was one of Mike Carrell's original comments stating that charging a large vehicle friendly mass of these batteries at maximum warp speed (at your local "service" station) would likely vaporize them! I would also think that the electrical cables themselves would have to be pretty thick to accommodate the amperage. A typical driver making the connection to his car might feel a tad intimidated considering how much juice would have to be flowing through the bottleneck for the next couple of minutes. What if it's a rainy day? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
