Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

If they contract with Plug In America to consult, we’d sell a million of them:~). Also, with every OEM on the planet in development on plug-ins, there’s going to be a dearth of batteries for quite a while. Lots going on with batteries now, as John O’Dell’s piece below illustrates. that got the nod. URL: [link].

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The first step was the hybrid, which proved to the world that electric power can reduce gas consumption. And fast charging, which will make recharging your vehicle a part of your 15-minute coffee break at Starbucks or weekly grocery run, is the key to customer acceptance of electric vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If we wanted to recharge this from 110V domestic service we would need to pull 10,800,000/110 = 96,000 amps. The article is often carried by lots of media who will point to this breakthrough as something that has an impact on electric vehicles. Even worse, we can’t pull 200 amps from a single outlet.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Just as we have become accustomed to plugging in our cell phones everyday, the habit of plugging in your car after returning home could easily become second nature. The only time involved is the few seconds it takes to plug in and later, unplug, your car and possibly press a button.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The new plug-in vehicle will be able to exceed highway speed limits, go 100 miles on a charge and recharge in four to eight hours using a 220-volt line, similar to those for clothes dryers, said Mark Perry, director of product planning for Nissan North America. We think the market is ready. We think the consumers are ready."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. It also offers eight hybrid models. "The Volt is a case study. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. Thats short-sighted.

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