% Mercedes-Benz had an electric car with a sodium-nickel-chloride battery in 1991. Like BMW, Ford also abandoned its sodium pack, after an over-reacting negative media-blitz to a pack fire %
http://www.techinsider.io/photos-bmw-e1-classic-electric-car-2016-4 This electric BMW from the '90s was impressive even by today's standards [20160424] Aaron Brown [images / BMW http://static4.techinsider.io/image/571a5f1591058425008be65c-1200/bmw-e1.jpg (E1) http://static6.techinsider.io/image/571a5f319105842a008be72a-1200/the-e1-was-first-shown-off-at-the-frankfurt-auto-show-in-1991.jpg (at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1991) http://static4.techinsider.io/image/571a5f7091058425008be65e-1200/it-was-extremely-lightweight-for-the-time-it-had-an-aluminum-shell-and-used-plastic-body-pieces-to-keep-the-weight-down.jpg (aluminum shell and used plastic body pieces) http://static6.techinsider.io/image/571a5f599105844d018be6c8-1200/it-used-a-sodium-nickel-chloride-battery-not-the-lithium-ion-type-thats-used-in-teslas-today.jpg (used a sodium-nickel chloride battery) http://static2.techinsider.io/image/571a5f14910584cc008be786-1200/it-took-only-a-few-hours-to-fully-charge-an-e1-and-it-was-capable-of-driving-over-150-miles-thats-right-on-par-with-a-lot-of-the-electric-cars-that-are-on-sale-today.jpg (capable of driving over 150 miles) http://static3.techinsider.io/image/571a60e89105841d008be72d-1200/and-yes-there-were-other-colors-than-just-green.jpg (other colors than just Green) http://static4.techinsider.io/image/571a5f149105841d008be724-1200/the-e1-caught-a-bad-rep-after-a-prototype-caught-fire-while-charging-both-the-car-and-part-of-a-building-it-was-near-were-severely-damaged.jpg (prototype caught fire while charging) http://static4.techinsider.io/image/571a7e5991058422008be685-1200/because-of-financial-reasons-the-e1-never-truly-saw-the-light-of-day.jpg The interior looked pretty standard, if you can get past all the green (E1 never truly saw the light of day) ] Though electric cars have only really picked up in popularity recently, there have been several other concepts and designs that have paved the road for the amazing cars we have today. The BMW E1 is one of those cars. You probably won't remember the E1 because it never saw production. It was more of a show of what BMW's engineers and designers were capable of at the time, which was actually a lot. Let's take a look back at the incredible marvel that the E1 was. View As: One Page Slides The E1 was first shown off at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1991. It was extremely lightweight for the time. It had an aluminum shell and used plastic body pieces to keep the weight down. It used a sodium-nickel chloride battery, not the lithium-ion type that's used in Teslas today. It took only a few hours to fully charge an E1 and it was capable of driving over 150 miles. That's right on par with a lot of the electric cars that are on sale today. And yes, there were other colors than just Green. The E1 caught a bad rep after a prototype caught fire while charging. Both the car and part of a building it was near were severely damaged. The interior looked pretty standard, if you can get past all the green. [© 2016 Business Insider] ... [dated] http://www.autonews.com/article/19980112/ANA/801120749/nickel-metal-hydride-leads-as-battery-of-choice NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE LEADS AS BATTERY OF CHOICE Jan 12, 1998 ... Ford rejected sodium sulfur after several vehicles caught fire during road tests ... ... http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/26/business/a-tough-sell-for-electric-cars.html?pagewanted=all A Tough Sell for Electric Cars November 26, 1991 ... Mercedes-Benz provided an electric pace car with a sodium-nickel-chloride battery for the New York City Marathon ... Ford ... in early 1992, its Ecostar van... go only about 100 miles in city driving before needing about six hours to recharge its sodium-sulfur battery ... G.M.'s director of market development for electric vehicles, said ... the Impact [EV1] will go between 80 and 100 miles before needing a recharge of about three hours to restore 80 percent of its power. It can go 60 miles an hour, and its acceleration is impressive: 0 to 60 miles an hour in about eight seconds ... I don't know anyone who wants to pay 20 percent more for a car ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-1991-BMW-E1-sodium-nickel-chloride-concept-EV-tp4681782.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
