A very good point Robin, only a small percentage of the refills will be done at a recharging station. Which makes their business prospects rather low BTW, so we should see significantly less of them on the roads... which makes me wonder if the concept can work at all?
Michel 2009/8/6, mix...@bigpond.com <mix...@bigpond.com>: > In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:34:40 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] >>I wrote: >> >>>It takes quite a while to recharge with 110 V. 14 hours. With a 440 >>>V outlet "you get an 80% charge in just 26 minutes." Still not as >>>fast as refilling a gasoline tank, as Mike Carrell pointed out. >> >>That problem is addressed with the "battery swap-out" plan advocated >>by the company "Better Place" http://www.betterplace.com/ >> > The reason gas cars need to be able to be refilled in a few minutes is > because > you have to go to a gas station and stand around while it's happening. When > you > recharge the car at home that is no longer a problem. All you care about is > that > it's recharged by tomorrow morning. In fact recharging at home is less of a > hassle than having to go to a gas station, and doesn't take as long, because > all > you have to do is plug it in. You don't need to wait while it fills, and you > don't need to stand in a queue to pay for it (assuming you don't pay at the > pump). > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html > >
