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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Electric Cars: Will American consumers buy them?
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Gas vs Electricity
Gas mileage is important for conventional cars because gas costs a lot. The fortunes of economy cars, and hence the importance of mileage, have waxed and waned with the price of gas.
In electric cars, it won't matter. Electricity costs vastly less than gas and almost any electric car will score better on efficiency than a gas engine. Electric cars will likely also require far less maintenance. And, except for places Hawaii (where electricity is produced by diesel generators) the carbon dioxide emissions will be far lower with an electric car.
In electric cars, it won't matter. Electricity costs vastly less than gas and almost any electric car will score better on efficiency than a gas engine. Electric cars will likely also require far less maintenance. And, except for places Hawaii (where electricity is produced by diesel generators) the carbon dioxide emissions will be far lower with an electric car.
Battery
EVs face significant battery-related challenges:
Driving range.
Driving range.
Most EVs can only go about 100–200 miles before recharging—gasoline vehicles can go over 300 miles before refueling.
Recharge time.
Fully recharging the battery pack can take 4 to 8 hours. Even a "quick charge" to 80% capacity can take 30 min.
Battery cost: The large battery packs are expensive and may need to be replaced one or more times.
Bulk & weight: Battery packs are heavy and take up considerable vehicle space.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Electric Automobiles
How has electric cars made an impact on global warming? This is the question that is going to drive us along.
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