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Progress On Electric Cars
Mike sends along a couple of items of interest to those anxiously awaiting the era of production electric vehicles. First, there's the upcoming Aero EV, which Shelby Supercars claims will charge in just 10 minutes and will be able to produce over 1,000 horsepower, powering the vehicle from 0-60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds. Then there's the announcement by Aptera of the first pre-production model of the Aptera 2e, which will have a top speed of 90 mph and go around 100 miles on a charge. This EV also features a strong and aerodynamic body, a lithium-based battery, front-wheel drive, and an improved door design. Release is planned by October of 2009.
...no JATO rockets, less space than a minivan. Lame.
You just used dollars and KM in the same post...
TRAITOR!
- 17" chrome rims
- aggressive "face"
- chrome grills
- tall enough for your kids to easily flip it
- 10 billion dollar advertising campaign
- large enough to kill anyone I hit
We want people to actually use these things, remember?
Ehmm, structural panel failure, break failure
No, structural panel failure is a break success.
Promote proofreading. Don't mod up sloppy posts.
Perhaps the trick is to run a thick steel cable up a bell tower and wait for a thunderstorm. A lightning strike delivers its 1.21GW for 1/6th of a second, you'll get 50kWH and your car is charged. Come on people, we've seen this work...
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
At 220V, that means you'd need 1300 A of current!?!
It's not just an electric car, it's also an arc welder!
Bur if we say yers to nuculer then ther terists win.
it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
According to the Top Gear spokeswoman, the tested Tesla was filmed being pushed into the shed in order to show what would happen if the Roadster had run out of charge.
"Top Gear stands by the findings in this film and is content that it offers a fair representation of the Tesla's performance on the day it was tested," the BBC said in statement."
Yeah, OK. So they're saying my gas powered car will miraculously make it home if I run out of fuel? I can't believe anyone would take that show seriously.
No sig for you!!
Electricity can be made from CSP Thermal Solar and Wind and if those run out the whole planet is dead anyways.
So what you're saying is that if we use too much solar or wind power, we're all dead. There's just no good long term solution, is there?
Prov 9:8 Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.