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2012-01-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-23 10:45|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Isn't stainless a bit heavy for an electric?

Posted by Water Modem 2012-01-23 11:46|| 2012-01-23 11:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Isn't stainless a bit heavy for an electric?

Posted by Water Modem 2012-01-23 11:46|| 2012-01-23 11:46|| Front Page Top

#3 It was a bit heavy for their internal combustion iteration, too.

Underpowered

Posted by Mullah Richard 2012-01-23 11:50|| 2012-01-23 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a bit too pricey for me. I paid $ 8k for the used ten year old Subaru Forester I run around in.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-01-23 12:18|| 2012-01-23 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Does it come with a Mr. Fusion as standard equipment?

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-01-23 12:38|| 2012-01-23 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Nah, you just jam banana peels down the gas filler.

Posted by gorb 2012-01-23 13:35|| 2012-01-23 13:35|| Front Page Top

#7 How many kilos of coke will fit in the trunk?

Posted by John DeLorean 2012-01-23 14:38|| 2012-01-23 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 1.21 jigawatts of electric power, that's what it needs.

Posted by rjschwarz 2012-01-23 14:44|| 2012-01-23 14:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Are you saying you can fit 1.21 jigawatts of coke in the trunk?

Posted by CrazyFool 2012-01-23 15:01|| 2012-01-23 15:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Lithium batteries are currently greatly restricted by their anode materials. Several companies are working on silicon based anodes. I would suggest waiting for silicon-lithium batteries to become commercially available before investing in an all-electric car.

See here.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-23 15:57|| 2012-01-23 15:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Mike, I will wait for the 500 mile long retractible power cord before I buy an all electric car.

Posted by Grunter in Sydney 2012-01-23 18:23|| 2012-01-23 18:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Grunter,
Yes, I feel the same way; today.

Consider that while petrol (gasoline) has a high energy density, internal combustion engines only use about 25% of that energy. At 10X the charge density, silicon-lithium batteries come close to gasoline's usable energy density. Most power plants on the electric grid are idling at night. If cars could be charged only between midnight and say, 5AM, you wouldn't have to build more power plants. Silicon-Lithium batteries have a fast recharge cycle since so much electric charges can be moved per unit of time. If you had to "fill-up" during the day, it could be done during lunch.

Posted by Mike Ramsey 2012-01-23 18:56|| 2012-01-23 18:56|| Front Page Top

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