I can't believe no one has mentioned the Pc-Engine. While it's American counterpart may have been a little weaker, it had some amazing franchises on it (Dracula X for one) and a certain polish to the games that other consoles of the day were lacking.
Well here's the thing, not everyone needs a Hummer or a truck or a car that has a 500 mile range. I don't need a Hummer and I don't need a lot of range. What I need is an inexpensive way to go to work and back and still have enough juice to pick up some groceries if need be. My car's initial cost is just under $10,000 (without economies of scale mind you) and the batteries will cost me say, 1500 every third year. Electricity is pennies. So people will buy them with limited range if they know they can save money. The big barrier is keeping an EV on the market long enough for people to catch on to it.
So are you telling me I replace my batteries every year? Try 3 years, mister. The battery is the weakest part of the electric car because your perception that electric cars should go cross country is flawed. I rarely need to travel more than 50 miles in a day.
First of all, the electric motors use their "fuel" much more efficiently than their ICE counterparts, so there's environmental benefits in that. There are certain gases like CO and VOCs that the power plants are not emitting. Sure, the electric cars produce CO2 at the plant, but they have the ability to be powered by all sorts of sources, and the batteries are 99% recyclable.
Slashdot Mirror
quick! Two hours to go! http://otonx.com/
I can't believe no one has mentioned the Pc-Engine. While it's American counterpart may have been a little weaker, it had some amazing franchises on it (Dracula X for one) and a certain polish to the games that other consoles of the day were lacking.
Well here's the thing, not everyone needs a Hummer or a truck or a car that has a 500 mile range. I don't need a Hummer and I don't need a lot of range. What I need is an inexpensive way to go to work and back and still have enough juice to pick up some groceries if need be. My car's initial cost is just under $10,000 (without economies of scale mind you) and the batteries will cost me say, 1500 every third year. Electricity is pennies. So people will buy them with limited range if they know they can save money. The big barrier is keeping an EV on the market long enough for people to catch on to it.
So are you telling me I replace my batteries every year? Try 3 years, mister. The battery is the weakest part of the electric car because your perception that electric cars should go cross country is flawed. I rarely need to travel more than 50 miles in a day.
First of all, the electric motors use their "fuel" much more efficiently than their ICE counterparts, so there's environmental benefits in that. There are certain gases like CO and VOCs that the power plants are not emitting. Sure, the electric cars produce CO2 at the plant, but they have the ability to be powered by all sorts of sources, and the batteries are 99% recyclable.