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For all the good ideas, I still haven't heard of a car producer planning to sell a car with replaceable batteries. Also what I don't think is said enough: elec
by radu_floricica 18y ago
For all the good ideas, I still haven't heard of a car producer planning to sell a car with replaceable batteries.
Also what I don't think is said enough: electric cars should be better then conventional. Much better acceleration, better reliability, less noise... the list goes on.
edit: clarity. better then conventional.
- ericb 18y agoWhich electric car did you try that was noisy? Edit after parent's edit: Which electric car did you try that was noisier than a conventional car?
- radu_floricica 18y ago:) Maybe my mastery of English isn't what I thought it is. I mean people should expect electric cars as an improvement, not as a compromise. So when they come, they should (as in they most likely will) be better then what we're used to.
- misterbwong 18y agoWhat about batteries that are recyclable? BYD has created a plug-in hybrid with batteries that use nontoxic electrolytes. This should cut out many of the recycling problems we have with current batteries: http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/technology/gunther_electric.fortune/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/technology/gunther_electric.... The car goes 60+ mi before needing to use the gas engine. I haven't done much research on performance/reliability/safety though the article does say the BYD cars lack the polish of Toyota's.
- radu_floricica 18y agoReplaceable as in "gas-station replaceable". With a top that's easy to remove and a mechanism to take them out and put another set in in less then 5 minutes. Without this, most of the ideas in the video don't really work.