In a message dated 10/7/2002 10:17:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> There will be no overnight switch to electric >> vehicles. This does not diminish their potential. >> I agree. There's so much underlying technology to change before they're widespread. William Taylor wrote: > > #%$@# recharge. Swap out the battery pack(s) every > 50 miles light load, to every 20 miles max load. > Every 20 miles?! Could you imagine stopping every 20 miles and filling up the tank with gas? Make it 300 miles between battery changes and you could have a sellable car. -- Matt >> 300 miles between pack changes would be wonderful. But that would be with one or two people. It'd probably still go down to 200 with 4 people. Now add a 1,000 lb trailer. It would probably be 100 miles. Forget the commuter. Think SCA event or SF con. That's a maximum load vehicle. Nobody sane drives a car at the max load all the time. (Except SCA and SF people.) For the above partial quote, I was thinking of the worst case scenario using today's batteries. And the full quote was to only finally even consider an electric vehicle as a SECOND car. William Taylor ....with an Astro van with 380k miles on its second engine. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
