mynt
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Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 4:57:41 AM
I don't think electic vehicles are quite ready for prime time yet...
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NekoSJG
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 11:12:50 PM
Ford seems to have a good idea with the options list but the all electric option is missing - oops.
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Kamakani
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 9:27:08 PM
EVs are perfect for short commutes. My $200 per month gas bill cold be cut to a few bucks.
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kkimes
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:00:36 PM
Actually, taking a vacation in an EV is pretty unlikely in itself. I can't believe people will be buying an EV for their only car or for their main car. Well, if I had one, it would get the majority of my use because all my driving is within about 40 miles of home. But I'll still have a gas powered car capable of taking a vacation in.
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coughlin
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 6:36:44 PM
Ultimately hydrogen will win out.
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PDQBlues
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 10:53:50 AM
I respectfully disagree that people will be satisfied with a battery range of 150 miles. We're accustom to a tank of gas taking us 300-400 miles. And batteries will charge much slower then filling a tank with gas. So a vacation trip on 150 miles will be unlikely. Electric cars will truly become an effective alternative only when the technology is developed that makes the battery altogether obsolete. Think of an electric car that will run as long as you need, no need to plug it in to repower. It is possible.
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SVmike
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 9:58:19 AM
"I think the first player to get a battery out there with a range > 150 miles is going to be the winner "
I don't think that is the right metric. The Leaf coming soon will have a range of about 100 miles. They could easily just double the size of the battery. The car would be heavier and have less trunk space and need more power to go the same distance...so it would probably get >150 miles per charge. But it would cost a lot more. What is needed is a low cost car that goes some reasonable distance. A $10K car that goes 50 miles or a $20K car that goes 100 miles would be a better seller than a $50K car that goes 150 miles.
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OHMS
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 9:44:01 AM
CNN bought MONEY. Question more in their arena; where can we safety invest our money; USA made or foreign; flex fuel or hybrid; diesel or solar. The dollar may not have ten years the way it is being stretched; what should the prudent buyer who wants/needs economic transportation now and in the future--buy now. What should they buy now?
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GingoutMD
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 4:52:37 AM
True EV cars will take about 10 years to become a proven technology and accepted by the masses. In ten years the errors of design and flaws in logic will be apparent and changes made to correct them (or the design will go the way of the Edsel).
[Edited by: GingoutMD at 9/2/2010 9:52:50 AM EST]
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torn8owx
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Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 2:21:03 AM
Ultimately cost & the marketplace will decide the winners. I think the first player to get a battery out there with a range > 150 miles is going to be the winner
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