Zell, Chris wrote:
I spent many an hour reading about battery research in libraries at
Cornell. There just wasn't anything worthwhile out there - and lithum ion
is a maybe. . . .
The Don Quixote Car Company that built this stuff would also need a
charging station infrastructure, trained repairmen, a parts dept,
And ---- possibly have to deal with liability issues from firemen
and shade tree mechanics . . .
Valid points, all. These are other reasons why the plug-in hybrid is
the ideal compromise for present-day circumstances. It can be
recharged slowly, overnight, with household current. If you forget to
recharge, or if you do not have time to recharge before setting out
on another trip, it does not matter. You use of gasoline instead of
electricity. You pay more for transportation that day. Suppose
gasoline cost $5 dollars per gallon, but you only use it exclusively
10 or 20 days per year (on days when you forget to recharge or you
travel long distances). The cost would not be a burden.
- Jed
- RE: Who Killed the EV? Jed Rothwell
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