No no no. One pack. Recharged by a fast charger. Simple. Multiple drivers yes. Multiple cars....Maybe. A sort of a pass the baton EV relay across country. That might be interesting to show cross country EV interest.....Lawrence Rhodes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 9:04 PM Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge.
> If you drive 16 hours per day, and average 50 mph, you'll cover 800 miles > per day, for a total of 8 100-mile packs. Vehicle starts out the day with > the same pack it finished with the evening before, and all packs are charged > overnight (extra credit: how many PFC's would be needed, and how big > a service panel :-) ). Support vehicle carries the packs on a trailer, > along > with the pack-changing equipment (if necessary). Solar panels on the > trailer keeps the next pack to be used topped off :-) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Hart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 10:43 PM > Subject: Re: Cross country charging challenge. > > > > >> a car that can drive for two hours on a one hour charge > > >> a team of four drivers > > >> a Prius chase car to hold all the gear > > >> and a 220VAC outlet every 120-140 miles. > > >> > > >> Then if you drive for two and charge for one, you can cover the 2800 > > >> miles in approx. 70 hours. > > > > VanDerWal, Peter MSgt wrote: > > > In order to do what you are suggesting you would need at least a 45kw > > > charger and a 220V @ 250 Amp outlet at each stop, and that assumes a > > > very efficient vehicle, batteries, and charger. > > > > I think a more practical way to do it would be with a replaceable > > battery pack. Station a fully charged pack every 100 miles or so along > > the route. Drive the EV to the next station, swap its battery pack, and > > continue. There could be a charger at each stop to recharge it, so it is > > ready to swap back in on the return trip. > > > > The smaller the vehicle, the easier this gets. For instance, it would be > > entertaining to do it with an electric bike or other very small EV, so > > battery swaps are easy. > > -- > > Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring > > 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering > > Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything > > leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen > > >
