I drive about 100 - 120 miles a week normally. I think the Volt, as tested, is good for about 180 miles between recharges.
I can drive it week days and charge it on the weekend. My main issue would be to remember to plug it in. I remember from my college days that you can transmit enegry via microwave rectennas. They can transmit (as in microwave ovens) as well as receive without modification. Setting up power grids in cities to let you charge your batteries without plugging them in would be neat. You dont have to be "on the grid" 100% of the time, just enough to maintain your power level for when you go "off the grid". For that matter, just setting something up in a window facing your driveway would mean you are always charging when at home. BTW: sorry for the "off topic" nature of this thread. I was just dreaming of 1/2 scale tanks ... we could find out where Budweiser got its oversized paintball bombs for their commercials On Jan 26, 9:39 pm, [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 1/26/2010 5:58:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > am sure it will be a disapointment -- The main limitation on > electric cars is not the motor, its the battery. No battery exists > today that will go far enough or last longenough for the automotive > application. > I am waiting for someone to develop the "Electric motor in the wheel > hub" concept. > You get true 4 wheel drive, regenerative breaking, anti-lock breaking, > and stability control in one package. > > Mark > > but doesn't that fall into the common sense category - pretty much it's > beyond their thinking? > > Chris, > _Odyssey Slipways_ (http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html) -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
