Think electric cars can’t go fast?
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We have all heard it or even thought it.
No way can I get into driving a “sewing machine” humming electric car.
They just don’t have the “get up and go” that I want.
Or maybe something like…
“Hell, if I tried to get on the highway with one of those electric cars, I would just get run over!”
I am here to tell you, all of that is a big fat myth!
Electric motors have several advantages including torque. In fact, unlike a gasoline motor, an electric motor has all it’s torque or power from the start.
Don’t believe it? Several amateur car nuts are building their own electric powered cars from parts they buy or design.
Here is a video of a amateur that built an electric car named “White Zombie”. His car is fast enough to beat any Ferrari, Porsche, or Detroit muscle car in the quarter mile. Easily!
An electric car manufacturer has just purchased a factory that was to be used for a joint Toyota/GM venture. GM pulled out of the deal so now it is going to be used by Tesla and Toyota to produce an affordable electric sedan that will be competitive in price.
With battery technology improving every day, the electric car can be everything that is needed for the future…if given a chance.
By the way, the sleek looking sports car that was used for the post picture is an electric car, the Tesla S roadster. It has faster acceleration than a Ferrari Enzo.
Just another way to kick the oil habit.
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That was very cool. I need one of those. The day they can make them to go on about 400 miles a charge, and be able to recharge fast, then we’ll be there.
That is the turning point I think. When you could go about 500 miles and charge in 30 minutes or less.
And they would have to start around 17k.
Gotta love the name of the electric car- the White Zombie…how cool is that?
If it’s really going to work, they will have to get out of that $40,000 at the least for a base model of anything mindset. They’ll have to start making them in the entire price spectrum – from $10K on up.
They found a way to use nano-tubes to greatly increase capacity.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100620200808.htm
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When you think how battery technology has improved (thanks NASA) and will continue to improve it’s just a matter of time.
Also you can’t get anything like the mileage out of an electric car as yet. Once they solve that little problem I think it’ll take off – and it’ll spell the end for oil rich countries polluting everywhere and ripping us oil dependent nations off!!!
Absolutely right, 4D. That is the major hurdle to overcome. Most electrics can only go about 200 miles or less before a charge.
But that will change.
The biggest problem with the electric car right now is that you are just trading one carbon energy source (gasoline) for another (electricity by coal or oil). The advantage of the electric car will grow as we ween ourselves off of carbon-based electricity.
You are right when the electric car is being recharged from electricity from a coal fired plant.
But when electricity is being generated by a LFTR reactor plant instead of that coal plant….(see previous posts)…the carbon footprint goes to almost nothing.