>> how much range is enough...is it better to... decrease price >> without improving range or make electric vehicles go further on a charge?
> Why not do both? Amen. I like the new Nissan concept of a range of batteries to match the individual. I do not want to spend extra 10's of thousands of dollars for an extra 50 miles range that I only need 2% of the time. That makes that 2% travel very expensive. Back when TESLA offered three range batteries, the cost difference was something like an extra $50,000 to go from their smallest battery to the largest. That means if one generally uses the Tesla for local travel, then those once a month trips over 250 miles are costing an extra $50,000. For that money, one can rent a gas car EVERY weekend for 10 years including gas, and not have to lug around the extra 500 lbs of battery every day commuting. On the other hand, if one travels 200 miles often, then there is no question, the extra $50,000 gives you a great EV to make the trip. Bob, WB4APR _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
