Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

cell as % of cost = 50% (BCG article w. EnerDel expects the pack to depreciate more slowly than the rest of the vehicle and to have a secondary life in fork lift trucks or residential power storage once the car has been recycled. Battery module and sub-pack. Sub-pack share of system cost = 90%; 0.9* Cell Price.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. The following article has more info on these great electric cars: [link] — Green Machine42 1 2 Next » Add your comments.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow). I would prefer to recharge at home, and could do so.

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