As we Know there is proven NiMH technology out there just locked up in the patent system.
Lithium-ion seems to exist but is expensive and has safety issues. I believe the prize would be a gift to existing technology. I also believe that all this technology will never be available to the hobby builder David Kerzel Pompano Beach From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Lococo Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:37 PM To: FLEAA Mailing List Subject: Re: [FLEAA] McCain calls for new EV battery technology Folks, You know me, I'm skeptical. A post from someone name Info. Is this information or propaganda? The $300 million prize for a better car battery is not necessary. What we need are plug-in cars, PHEVs and BEVs. When do we need 'em, now! How do we get 'em, with the proper incentives, properly administered. For example, we have a $1,000 Hybrid incentive. What does GM do they build a "Mild Hybrid" to qualify for the incentive. That's how they compete. If the incentive were properly administered, the "Mild Hybrid" wouldn't qualify, and they wouldn't build it. The government introduces a small businesses incentive for vehicles weighing over 6,000 pounds, GM introduces the Hummer. This incentive peaked at $125,000 in 2007. http://www.crestcapital.com/tax/tax_deduction_calculator.aspx Do incentives work, you bet they do. The first task of the current administration, was to dismantle incentives that favored BEVs and Hybrids. The BEV incentive was dropped and the Hybrid research program was converted to a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program. A 10,000 or $20,000 or more incentive per vehicle would go a long way towards getting PHEVs and BEVs on the road. Too bad the government can't do for electric vehicles what it did for the Hummer The incentive should be ramped so that as the population of PHEVs and BEVs increases, the incentives are reduced. This will motivate buyers to get in early. Too bad our candidates don't understand the capabilities of the technologies we already have and the power of incentives to apply these technologies to the problem at hand. Plug in, we have the technology and Toyota RAV4 is the proof. Not to mention the AC Propulsion, E-Box and the Tesla roadster. How about the AFS Trinity? This Super capacitor PHEV is on the road. http://www.afstrinity.net/Jan08-AFSTrinity-XH150-Presentation.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujp1f4vXJ5U <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujp1f4vXJ5U&feature=related> &feature=related Technology we have. Politicians who understand the technology and the power of incentives we don't have. Cheers, Al Lococo www.evprogress.org ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fleaa <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:04 AM Subject: [FLEAA] McCain calls for new EV battery technology Wow, this is great news for the EV community!. This is the first time(in recent memory) the federal Government has step forward and actual proposed to help the adoption of Electric Vehicles. For those of you who have not heard the news, McCain has step forth and says that he wants the federal government to pay "300 Million" to help develop a new EV battery. What does mean to us? It means that the new battery will be developed with ....wait for it....."public money". Translated, it means that there will not be a corporation(like Chevron) that can prevent the technology from being mass produced. Right now it is only a proposal...but we should help encourage this kinda solution. _____ _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
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