Doing some dreaming here: wouldn't it be cool if you could buy the range you needed when you needed it? It'd be kind of like buying $5 worth of gas, or filling the tank.
Suppose EVs had fully interchangeable, standardized, leased battery modules that could be swapped out in minutes. When you wanted to take a trip, you'd go to a swapping station and swap your (possibly flat) battery of, say, 10 modules (100 miles range) for a fully-charged 30 module battery (300 miles range). You'd get billed more for it, of course. After your trip, you'd returnk to the swapping station and exchange your 30- module battery for another 10-module one. You'd go back to your 100 mile range, which would be plenty for your daily commute. I know all the potential pitfalls and downsides of battery exchange and leasing, but still ... having (and paying for) exactly the range you need would be really nice, don't you think? David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ 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)
