It's puzzling that the author of this article, Isidor Buchman, allegedly sets out to write about the differences between mobile phone batteries and EV batteries, but spends over 40% of his piece dismissing and denigrating EVs.
Worse, he rehashes the same old misinformation and ignorance that's been aimed at EVs for 5 decades. Look at this junk. This is the language of a PR hack, not a scientist. Some of it's outright wrong; other parts are just meaningless prattle. (He doesn't write, "the vehicle becomes less efficient," but rather "the vehicle becomes inefficient." Eh? Furthermore, no evidence for any declaration is presented.) > This [increased range] requires larger batteries that grow > exponentially with the distance driven. > ... and the vehicle becomes inefficient with increasing weight. > There is a threshold as to battery size and weight in a vehicle; going > beyond a critical point has a negative return. The vehicle becomes > environmentally unsustainable. > Batteries have low calorific value compared to fossil fuel, and it > makes little sense to power a freight train, ocean-going ship or large > airplane with batteries. > A study reveals that replacing kerosene with batteries could keep an > aircraft airborne for less than 10 minutes. > Cost is another issue and batteries take long to charge. > A fill-up that is quickly and conveniently as topping a tank with > liquid or gaseous fuel is impossible with an electrochemical device. > Charging a fleet of EVs could dim a city. His tired, old, misinformed anti-EV screed just keeps on going. It kind of makes you wonder where this "battery expert" gets his funding, doesn't it? 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 Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
