Comments on: Inconvenient Truths About Electric Cars

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:57:22 +0000

@Grandp5x – Aye. Energy storage costs must plummet and capacities must rise dramatically for EVs to become cost-effective in rural applications. There are solutions best suited to different regions and locales. EVs make the most sense in more densely population areas with shorter commuting distances.

By: grandp5x

grandp5x — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:41:35 +0000

This is all great ideas,but if you live in the rural areas of the country (I drive 80 miles a day round trip) ev’s are going to have to really improve, plus in the summer a/c is necesary and the winter requires heat. As mentioned earlier cost will be prohitive. Wait until all these hybrids batteries start failing and listen to the owners start paying $5,000+ to replace them, the premium price to buy a hybrid is the cost of the batteries.

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:32:09 +0000

@Lefty – Yup. Take a look … http://www.betterplace.com/

By: Lefty

Lefty — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:18 +0000

@mpg-o-editor – The “Better Place” is exchanging empty batteries for full ones? I think KP 257 by “empty bbq” mean empty propane tanks for bbq grills, which are exchanged without needing to wait for refills.

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:53:57 +0000

@KP 257 – Indeed, that’s the “Better Place” business model.

By: KP 257

KP 257 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:06:38 +0000

At present we can exchange a empty bbq for a full one at a depot, could that be applied to electric cars by exchanging only a module?

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:45:20 +0000

Seems like domestic rare earth magnet would be a good thing. Need to dig a bit to find the numbers.

A Valet setting might do the trick …

By: Mosqueda

Mosqueda — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:06:27 +0000

Excellent points.

So, could “Rare Earth” magnet production be resumed in the US? Is this an industry that should be restarted?

On the valet-charging, forgive me, but I have visions of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and the parking attendants joy riding my brand new Tesla S