Comments on: An Electric Car http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Electric Plug-in AND Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars | Evolution Shift - David Houle, Futurist, Disintermediation, Future Trends, Future of Energy http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-65715 Electric Plug-in AND Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars | Evolution Shift - David Houle, Futurist, Disintermediation, Future Trends, Future of Energy Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:50:32 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/#comment-65715 [...] than two years ago I wrote about the electric car.  Since then, in numerous speeches I have said that 2010-2015 will be the beginning of the age of [...] [...] than two years ago I wrote about the electric car.  Since then, in numerous speeches I have said that 2010-2015 will be the beginning of the age of [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-3265 Jonathan Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:56:10 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/#comment-3265 David: An interesting outcome of a hybrid that needs 6 hours for a charge is that the only people who will be able to take advantage of it live in houses, or at least some form of building where they have 24 hour control of all of their electric outlets. I know that there have been statements that there is enough reserve power capacity at night for this. But I must wonder about it. Also, from where is the energy coming that will create the electricity? Solar/Wind => Not Enough Oil/Natural Gas/Ethanol => Global Warming Nuclear Fission => Three Mile Island/Terrorism ? Nuclear Fusion => 2040 or 2050 David:

An interesting outcome of a hybrid that needs 6 hours for a charge is that the only people who will be able to take advantage of it live in houses, or at least some form of building where they have 24 hour control of all of their electric outlets.

I know that there have been statements that there is enough reserve power capacity at night for this. But I must wonder about it. Also, from where is the energy coming that will create the electricity?

Solar/Wind => Not Enough
Oil/Natural Gas/Ethanol => Global Warming
Nuclear Fission => Three Mile Island/Terrorism ?
Nuclear Fusion => 2040 or 2050

]]> By: Paul Drago http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Paul Drago Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:38:56 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/#comment-2881 Wow that is great. The car looks pretty attractive. Wow that is great. The car looks pretty attractive.

]]> By: Marc Geller http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2839 Marc Geller Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:41:23 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/#comment-2839 You say: "The EV1 battery technology of the 1990s did not provide enough power, durability and low cost to be practical for the larger auto market." But in fact the NiMH batteries used in the EV1 and the Toyota RAV4 EV (which I still drive) certainly provided enough power and durability for an electric car. Many electric RAVs with over 100,000 miles on the original battery are still on the road, and the durability of the EV1 version is unknown, as GM insisted on destroying the cars long before their batteries showed any sign of degradation. Regarding cost, we simply do not know how much mass production of NiMH would lower cost. You say: “The EV1 battery technology of the 1990s did not provide enough power, durability and low cost to be practical for the larger auto market.” But in fact the NiMH batteries used in the EV1 and the Toyota RAV4 EV (which I still drive) certainly provided enough power and durability for an electric car. Many electric RAVs with over 100,000 miles on the original battery are still on the road, and the durability of the EV1 version is unknown, as GM insisted on destroying the cars long before their batteries showed any sign of degradation. Regarding cost, we simply do not know how much mass production of NiMH would lower cost.

]]> By: Corey http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Corey Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:38:19 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2007/02/12/an-electric-car/#comment-2834 now that's emberassing. sorry sir! got all excited half way through the article. looks like you're abreast of the issue and then some! again, appollogies. gotta learn to bite my typing fingers until AFTER I've read the last word! now that’s emberassing.
sorry sir! got all excited half way through the article.
looks like you’re abreast of the issue and then some!
again, appollogies.
gotta learn to bite my typing fingers until AFTER I’ve read the last word!

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