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EVs In the Spotlight At West Coast Green Conference
DeviceGuru writes "Electric vehicles were prominent among the 'hot products' showcased at West Coast Green in San Francisco this week. The event's product expo featured an assortment of preproduction units, prototypes, and concept models based on two-, three-, and four-wheel designs, along with several of the vehicles' creators. Specifically, the EVs and plug-in hybrids that participated in the show included Wheego's Whip, Saba's Carbon Zero Roadster, Green Lite's three-wheeled plug-in hybrid, Brammo's all-electric Enertia motorcycle, and Mitsubishi's i-MiEV EV, which PG&E is evaluating for some unstated purpose. Notably absent were Nissan's LEAF, Chevy's Volt, Toyota's Prius Plug-in, and Tesla's sexy Roadster, though in fairness the conference wasn't an actual auto show. So how many Slashdot readers plan to switch over to a plug-in EV in the next few years?"
Not now, not ever. FTW! Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme that which I desire!
What one fool can do, another can. (Ancient Simian Proverb)
I hope you meant mph.
I know SI units are all the rage, but you have to remember to change the numbers when you change the units. 60 km/h is all of 36mph.
So use big honking capacitors that store juice underground, much in the same way we store fuel. I hope a better job is done of that so that the lithium likely to be used in the caps doesn't damage water tables.
How many farads is that? A bunch. Do you deliver them with a truck? No. Probably something more like a substation grid. But it might be nice to see an 18-wheeler that's just a huge tank of electrons, ready to go to work.
---- Teach Peace. It's Cheaper Than War.