Frankly, I would rather have a hybrid that could go 50 miles without
using the engine, but with the ability to go much further without
requiring the expense of two cars or having to look desperately for a
charging station as the meter goes into the red zone late at night.
The idea of a pure electric makes no sense at all, at least until the
charging stations are common and can charge or swap batteries in a few
minutes. This won't be the case for years. I'm afraid the wish for
perfection has once again led people down the path to eventual
bankruptcy.
Ed
On Aug 6, 2009, at 3:50 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote:
In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:01:13
+0200:
Hi,
[snip]
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?
As others have said, electric cars are currently not suited to long
trips.
That's why they make ideal "second" cars. Cars used for commuting &/
or shopping.
Good for start/stop city driving, where they help reduce the
pollution. BTW
these needs describe most driving km, so they would have a
considerable impact.
And as the market grows, the price of the vehicles will come down
(further
boosting the sales), and also the range will go up as batteries
improve with the
investment made possible by the initial sales.
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
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