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You have to remember the law of conservation of energy. An 80% charge in 5 minutes of a 75 kWh battery (regardless of battery type or chemistry), would require a 720 kw charger. At residential 240Volt that is 3,000 amps. Further down the article it mentions a 10-minute version with a 400kW charger.. That's 1,667 amps. Anybody on here have 1,700 amp service at their house? Trust me I'm all for more electric cars being sold (I'm the plant manager of a coal-fired power plant), but the misinformation being thrown out there about battery life, charging times and the practicality of a nationwide charging system in just a few years is abject nonsense. Personally, I would indeed like to get one, then I can put a bumper sticker on the back that says "this car is coal powered" |
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As far as a time frame though, they're probably just as far off as the 50 MPG carburetor.
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Or the soy bean and chemical "Beef", that "tastes just like real meat!"
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I liked the Budweiser backed urine powered battery.
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How in the hell are they going to charge all of these battery powered cars in Texas? They can't even heat their houses. Nobody is talking about the infrastructure to power up all of these electric vehicles. I am waiting to hear about the road tax on these vehicles since the current road tax is covered in the price of fuel. Probably something like the harbor tax on boat fuel. Uncle Joe has a lot of explaining to do. In the old days, we would say they are putting the wagon before the horse.
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How good are solar panels when they are covered with 7 inches of snow?
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My post was somewhat tongue in check but it is warmer in Alaska now than in some of Texas. The Alaska pipe line was designed for these temps, the oil infrastructure in Texas is not. This to will pass. |
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