On 08/02/2010 04:41 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > Maybe I should copyright the term. >
I doubt that is possible. > I still haven't seen anywhere what the total number of kilowatt hours it will > take to charge a Chevy Volt from completely discharged to completely charged. > > Chevy will have available a 120 V and a 240 V home charger, the later being > more efficient. > Although electric cars continue to improve, I have a hard time getting excited about them. The general public seem to only see the advantages of electric cars; because, electric cars have been advertised by the auto industry to cost less per mile driven, which the auto industry has way oversold the public. The general public seem to be blinded to all the disadvantages of the electric car, which when considered in the overall evaluation of cost, easily make them more expensive to operated, especially if you eliminate any subsidies provided by Uncle Sam in the way of tax credits, etc. http://www.articlesbase.com/cars-articles/top-7-disadvantages-of-electric-cars-577453.html Regards, LelandJ > > --- On Mon, 8/2/10, Leland Jackson<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: Leland Jackson<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [OT] unaffordable at any speed >> To: "ProFox Email List"<[email protected]> >> Date: Monday, August 2, 2010, 5:31 PM >> Thanks for the new term: >> eco-weenie. LOL >> >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=eco-weenie >> >> Regards, >> >> LelandJ >> >> >> >> >> On 08/02/2010 04:21 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: >> >>> It won't be too bad if the charging is done off-peak, >>> >> but charging millions of cars on a summer day can choke the >> electrical grid. >> >>> Until you can charge a car in 5 minutes and drive for >>> >> 300 miles on a charge, forget about these cars being >> attractive to the average American. >> >>> For me personally the Chevy Volt design is better >>> >> since it has a backup gasoline recharging system, but the >> car will only appeal to Ecoweenies right now. >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Don't get in to big of a hurry. The >>>> >> electrical grids >> >>>> currently in use >>>> around the world are in many cases already maxed >>>> >> out. >> >>>> Replacing the >>>> petrol engine with the electric engine running >>>> >> off >> >>>> batteries will >>>> greatly increase demand for electricity and will >>>> >> require a >> >>>> huge >>>> investment in new electrical lines, (eg the >>>> >> electrical >> >>>> grid). >>>> >>>> The new lines will need to be laid between major >>>> metropolitan area so >>>> new power plants running on solar, wind, natural >>>> >> gas, coal, >> >>>> petrol, >>>> water, and other type of energy can connect to >>>> >> them as an >> >>>> outlet for >>>> their electricity. A single electrical line >>>> >> of a >> >>>> given dimension can >>>> only carry a finite amount of electricity before >>>> >> it's >> >>>> full. Once a line >>>> is full, an addition line must be laid to >>>> >> increase >> >>>> capacity. >>>> >>>> It could take decade to make the transition in >>>> >> any >> >>>> significant way to >>>> the electric cars, and the electric motor is not >>>> >> well >> >>>> suited to >>>> transport by air, ship, rail, and 18 wheelers that >>>> >> do the >> >>>> heavy lifting >>>> in commercial transportation of goods to the >>>> >> consumer, >> >>>> which is the >>>> heart and life blood of an economy. I don't >>>> >> see a >> >>>> total transition to >>>> the electric car. I think the electric car >>>> >> will >> >>>> become just another >>>> option like petrol or diesel cars. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> LelandJ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
