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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models.

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