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Judy/Julia
Zero Emission No Noise, they are available in Ohio, according to the local news. When looking for a new car 3 months ago, it was not available, or I would have seriously considered the little electric auto. It can only go 35 miles ( at 35 MPH ) per charge.
would you consider driving one?
In Ohio the speed bumps that cause us to drive slowly are just more pot holes, lol!
Answer
No. It is cute but in Calif. our distances are so great for shopping and work and the speeds are freeway speeds. The car would have to get better driving and speed ranges to be practical in this state.
No. It is cute but in Calif. our distances are so great for shopping and work and the speeds are freeway speeds. The car would have to get better driving and speed ranges to be practical in this state.
Drawbacks of electric cars?
teddyboaz@
If you were to go out and buy a car tomorow, what would Stop you from buying an electric car
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There are some good answers already. Dana makes good points about the major drawbacks, in my case it's mostly about price since a range of 250 miles is more than adequate. Recharge time is also not a factor since it can charge overnight. Most people want the ability to use the same car for longer trips, too, so faster charge times (or swappable batteries) is essential and so is greater range.
The Zenn is a great idea if it proves out, their partner is reportedly going to use 'ultracapacitors' to speed charge time. If this is actually a breakthrough in capacitor tech that would be very good news but I'd heard this same song too many times before to get too excited until I see proof. Capacitors have many advantages over batteries and few disadvantages but they're just not very advanced yet.
NASA is planning a new lunar rover with rechargeable batteries that will have a range of 1000 km per charge. Once that tech is released and car companies begin to use it then electric cars will be common and much cheaper. The main reason they cost so much now is that they are made in such small numbers, the batteries are expensive but there are no economies of scale yet since the market is so small.
The best idea yet is an electric hybrid using an ethanol engine, if you get the ethanol from something more productive than corn, such as switchgrass or algae. Lower emissions, great mileage, no noise most of the time are all good arguments for this model.
There are some good answers already. Dana makes good points about the major drawbacks, in my case it's mostly about price since a range of 250 miles is more than adequate. Recharge time is also not a factor since it can charge overnight. Most people want the ability to use the same car for longer trips, too, so faster charge times (or swappable batteries) is essential and so is greater range.
The Zenn is a great idea if it proves out, their partner is reportedly going to use 'ultracapacitors' to speed charge time. If this is actually a breakthrough in capacitor tech that would be very good news but I'd heard this same song too many times before to get too excited until I see proof. Capacitors have many advantages over batteries and few disadvantages but they're just not very advanced yet.
NASA is planning a new lunar rover with rechargeable batteries that will have a range of 1000 km per charge. Once that tech is released and car companies begin to use it then electric cars will be common and much cheaper. The main reason they cost so much now is that they are made in such small numbers, the batteries are expensive but there are no economies of scale yet since the market is so small.
The best idea yet is an electric hybrid using an ethanol engine, if you get the ethanol from something more productive than corn, such as switchgrass or algae. Lower emissions, great mileage, no noise most of the time are all good arguments for this model.
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