Tom Hank's Electric Car

[tinrobot]

Tom talks about his all-electric Scion while driving it...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19716953

Cool.

[Skink]

1. What's the range on you tube?

[FtWayneBlue]

2. Tom says it will go

100 to 120 miles per overnight charge.

[TheWraith]

3. That's not too bad.

Not as much as the 200+ miles that's possible with a full size Lithium Ion battery pack, but more than enough for most usage. I'd guess that either it's using a sub-sized LiIon pack or a normal size NiMH.

[IDemo]

4. Pricing and specs on the eBox here:

From AC Propulsion, who also provided the drive system technology to Tesla Motors.

The Scion is kinda pricey at 13 - 18k for the original vehicle and an additional 55k for the conversion.

[tinrobot]

5. Almost the price of a Tesla...

...and out of the range of most people.

[madokie]

6. but it lets the technology be tested

it lets people see that an electric car is a very viable alternative to a large percent of americas automobile use which to me is good. I can't afford one but I can see maybe in the future the price of these things will come down where I may be able too, that is if the well to do continue to invest their money in the tech which by buying EV's they are doing.