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RealityCheck1970 (August 26, 2008 at 1:29 am)
Driving around 500 to 1000 pounds of batteries to save 2 gallons of gas is stupid. This is especially true when you are talking about lithium-ion. One phrase - thermal runaway is all I need to say here. We need a fundamental technology leap. Until then, use the PPH60 from gogreenwithct. This system uses batteries to power the electrical loads in your car so the extremely inefficient alternator doesn't have to.
onlySalafiyyah (July 31, 2008 at 1:55 pm)
what an insightful observation jvittes
nextgenerationinvest (July 25, 2008 at 7:43 pm)
Seems like electric, plug-in hybrid vehicles will be the first automobile evolution to hit the market.
Within the next couple of years, it seems as though there will be a push by all of the major automobile manufacturers to offer plug-ins to customers.
This offers a tremendous investment opportunity in lithium-ion battery companies, as well as in electric motor manufacturers.
qernst8 (July 23, 2008 at 6:48 am)
The Volt actually is due in 2010 as well. :)
Devourer09 (July 3, 2008 at 5:58 am)
Nope. I know what you're talking about and that's more like a Yahoo! messenger thing. Youtube wouldn't do this.
drmodestoesq (July 3, 2008 at 12:58 am)
Mr Forlorn Studios, do you think that "smug" was not actually a mispelling?
drmodestoesq (July 3, 2008 at 12:56 am)
I've seen, or heard, more acurately, this problem on my computer too. Then I discovered that the sound was being arbitrarily turned down by windows. It wasn't just me, I've seen a friends computer do this too. So go to your Settings then Control Panel then Sounds and Audio Devices then Sound Playback, here you click the volume button. If you see the slides are not turned up you know this is the problem. I hope this helps.
hamstenator (July 2, 2008 at 11:25 am)
Exactly, the concept is VERY appealing and I'm 100% behind it, but a lot of poeple have nowhere to plug in their car. I don't think any of my friends have access to an outlet where they park their cars. But if all the people who does switched, it'd still be a huge improvement. The rest could wait for infrastructure for either an EV or Hydrogen car.
KnightChatX (June 25, 2008 at 5:47 pm)
Higher primary electrical demand.
llojaw (June 21, 2008 at 8:45 pm)
I NEED A ELECTRIC CAR. |
