From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Seth wrote: >> I think it is great to make a point - that EVs are practical. >> However, I feel that if in order to make this practicality >> statement by driving across the country, you need to rely on >> support vehicles (especially if you are burning oil in them), >> what point are you making?
>It's not too practical. How about making a very long range EV >first, then try it. Let's say, a Honda Insight with 500kg of Li- >Ion stuffed in, might go 500 miles (driven at 50mph and getting >100Wh/mile). So, drive that far each day, and put back the 60kW >overnight. >10 hours driving, 10 hours charging.. would that be easier to >arrange? How far exactly is it, coast to >coast? I read an article about a team going cross-country without a support vehicle. It was unclear how they charged. Does anybody know? The article said that they used fiberglass booms to hook over roadside power lines, but it did not give any details about their charger. I thought about several ideas, and none of them seemed really practical. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
