Monday, December 5, 2011

my thoughts on battery powered electric cars.

I still think an electric car powered by fuel cells is the future

I disagree. Batteries are way to inefficient, they take forever to charge (8 plus hows for a full load) they give crap range (50 to 100 miles on a full charge) and they are damn heavy. "According to General Motors the Volt can travel 25 to 50 miles (40 to 80 km) on its lithium-ion battery alone." Now the volt has a Curb weight of 3,781 lb (1,715 kg). compared to a normal honda civic which is about 1,000 lbs less. IMHO hydrogen fuel cell cars, using hydrogen generated by nuclear power plants. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/next-generation/4199381

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