The Electric Car

http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/14/1...es-to-the-charge-as-chevy-volt/#ixzz1aygllYiC Electric cars are not new. Lead acid batteries last for years. Sometimes decades depending on their construction. The only problem is the weight. 1,000 lbs worth of old engine parts or 1,500lbs worth of batteries and copper.

 

I've heard that. Read that you can take old marine batterys and empty them, scrub the dividers, put new solution in and they will be as good as new.

 

I dont think you can rebuild the lythium type batteries.

 

I have only worked with lead acid batteries. And according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery I would probably stay with lead sulfide and sulfuric acid. Our ancestors have been melting and casting lead for thousands of years, and even the ancient Romans used what was called "oil of Vitriol", which was sulfuric acid. Some of those chemicals in the lithium type make me wonder......

 

I'm down for the tesla roadster. 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, yes please.

 

What shroom said earlier, battery replacement will erase any money you've saved on fuel. As soon as I figure out how to carry a couple dozen sheets of plywood in a Prius or a Volt I may consider one.

 

Not if its lead acid batteries. Do you carry plywood everywhere you go? Back and forth to work? To the store? Cruising for chicks? lol

 

There's a lot of denial out there from gas addicts who don't acknowledge the importance of investing in green technology. I see it everywhere, I mention peak oil to most people and they look at me like I'm nuts. Batteries would be a lot cleaner and cheaper if they grew more interest and investment like any other tech. Green is new and expensive because of little population interest. People like easy and cheap, we are inherently lazy. When peak oil is realized and the denial period worn off most people will suffer a very rude awakening.

This video is a little long winded and probably boring for most but if you care at all about the future of your country and children, sit through all 4 parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWh85pJlB-U"]MUST SEE !!! - Oil Peak 2011 - part 1 - YouTube

Getting down to brass tax; Unless there are major discoveries, we have used approximately half of the worlds oil. With only a modest 2% demand growth it will be all gone in 35 years. Some estimate demand could grow by 20% in 2012, mainly due to China's booming demand. 20% annual growth will kill oil in 5 years. Of course that is impossible, growth is going to crash in a big way long before the next doubling time. When peak oil is fully realized cost will skyrocket to the extreme and a global economic crash will be an understatement. Everything will collapse like never before. Educate yourselves about Peak Oil and self sufficient off grid survival. This shit is going to happen, just a matter of when.

 

The sad thing is that many of us have known about peak oil since the 70's and we've watched an entire society bury their heads in the sand for 40 years, buying SUVs and re-electing politicians who are in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry.

 

Tesla closed fri. at ~$33 per share.The rumor mill has it as the next apple. It very well may be at 200-300 per share by 2015. Get it now if your into that stuff.

 

I'm looking at either buying a Petrol/Gas OR Electric Moped at the moment. Price-wise about the same.

Can anybody who has owned an electric moped recommend them, recommend a particular make/model, and generally give advice on any pitfalls?

I'm in the UK, and I'm looking at a 50cc moped.

 

The idea of an electric car just doesn't feel right to me. If you really want to go green, get a Toyota Prius.

 

Well, if the electricity comes from renewables, then the electric car is greener than the hybrid. But of course, that's not the case.

 

wow thanks for the links but i think that in-tin 20 years everyone is going to drive electric cars

 

Electric cars are pollution-free, having no polluting byproducts, thus they serve as hybrid automobiles. These battery-powered electric cars are also more fuel-efficient, get better mileage and have less moving parts to wear out. Their lower emissions and higher efficiency has really proved to be a revolutionary change in world.

 

I'm sorry, but you clearly haven't done your homework. Almost everything you said is wrong.

For an electric car, the terms "fuel-efficient", "better mileage" don't have any meaning -- they don't use fuel!

Please read the rest of this thread and learn something.

 

They do have lots of less parts. No engine, no transmission, no cooling system, no exhaust. They should be a lot less expensive then regular cars. IMHO

 

They do have lots of less parts. No engine, no transmission, no cooling system, no exhaust. They should be a lot less expensive then regular cars. IMHO:afro:

 

...of course electric cars have a transmission, that's how the power gets from the motor to the wheels don'tcha know...

The reason for the high cost of electric cars is the batteries.
The Nissan leaf battery pack goes for like 18k!
Currently they only last about 10 yrs anyway... which is the expected lifespan of internal combustion engines.

ZW

 

Dam, why so much? They're lithium right?

Not a conventional transmission.