Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2016
The team found that the vast majority of cars on the road consume no more energy in a day than the battery energy capacity in affordable EVs available today. The study, he says, is both “interesting and useful.”.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
The only all-electric “highway-capable&# vehicle available today is the $109,000 Tesla Roadster. A top concern is “range anxiety&# because electric vehicles can travel a limited number of miles before needing to be recharged. The Leaf has a range of 100 miles.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. The "normal plug" idea doesnt neccessarily work dude. let me plug this car in right here, oh wait!
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2015
The pure electric vehicles, for reserve, must carry heavy and expensive batteries—which add expense as well as weight—and must have access to high-powered recharging stations [ 1 ]. Furthermore, even the older version PHEV can recharge at a slow rate using local solar, wind, water-derived or other net zero CO 2 fuel.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The hybrid models available today use lead-acid ornickel-metal hydride batteries that are are proven, reliable, and fairlycheap, but their limited storage capacity means that the cars’ driving rangeusing electricity alone is short. Witha 60-mile range, most felt the need to recharge after 30 miles or so.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank.
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