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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

DIY Electric Car

Short Driving Range and Speed: Due to limited technological advancement in this area and limited battery life, most of the electric cars can go for about 100 to 150 miles and need to be recharged again. Recharge Time: A normal electric car takes anywhere between 8 to 10 hours to charge up fully before it can be taken out for a spin.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. EspaƱol HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news!

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank. Perhaps more importantly, quickly "pouring" electricity into many of the batteries available today may stress the very expensive component and shorten their useful lifetime.