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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 01:54 PM Original message |
Rising Sun for Electric Cars |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Plug in hybrids are the immediate solution |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Storage, storage, storage. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. plug in hybrids gives you the best of both worlds |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. My commute is under 5 miles one way. If I had a pluggable hybrid |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. That proplem is entirely a function of economy of scale. |
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Finishline42 (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Economy of scale - what if the Post Office retro-fitted most of those boxy vans |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The 65mph Think has a 110 mile range for $25K |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. The problem, as I see it, with pure electrics |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. True, but even if only a fraction of people buy them... |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. You are absolutely correct. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Well I envision PHs being charged over night, when demand is low |
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Finishline42 (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 04:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. What about what the system that Renault/Nissan is working on for Israel? |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. V2G fleets are being planned by utilities |
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Marblehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. air car |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-24-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. No V2G capabilities, not as efficient as an electric car |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'd still like to know how long it would take for EV/PHEV's to become significant |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 02:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. It can happen pretty fast, actually. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. I wonder how much of a monkeywrench a global recession would throw into that timeline. nt |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Think of Roosevelt and the depression. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Really it's the big automakers that are holding things back |
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Finishline42 (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I think all of Toyota's hybrid cars are mfg in Japan, but |
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