Plugs and Cars
JULY 21, 2007
Asahi reports: "Electric vehicles that run only on electricity are said to be more environmentally friendly than hybrid vehicles because they have no emissions and do not use gasoline. However, the cars can run only short distances before they run out of juice.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 20, 2009
German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at. There are clean ways to generate electricity.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
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.
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