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08-11-2009, 03:33 PM | #31 |
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4000lbs paper weights are pretty cool. lol.
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San Diego, and several other areas are building charging stations in the next year for the release of the Nissan leaf. 1,000 leafs are supposed to come to San Diego in a year.
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08-11-2009, 03:43 PM | #34 |
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Yeah it's being released in like 4 test markets IIRC.
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the most common production method currently is to extract hydrogen from (you guessed it) fossil fuels. or electrolysis from water (in which case the energy source is whatever powers the electric current). it's an energy carrier, NOT an energy source. currently, it's no different than a battery. |
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08-11-2009, 06:55 PM | #37 |
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i agree with this man. (i would prefer a Galaxy, but to each his own)
if being cool is not a priority, pick up a EF civic hatchback, 45mpg at least. so, say you pick up a REALLY nice one, you might pay a hefty $2000. so then you have $38,000 left for fuel. fuel is at around $3 per gallon, being generous, so that comes out to 12,667 gallons, or 570,000 miles. and thats without factoring in all the problems you will have with the GM car and pricier insurance. |
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you're going to look like a geek in either an EF civic or a Volt or a Prius. why not pick the car you can fix in your garage and enough gas to drive it for over a decade?
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08-11-2009, 08:13 PM | #41 |
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I heard it runs on hopes and dreams and a magical unicorn is under the hood powering it. Instead of HP they now have UP.
will Gm go broke making this car? who knows. I'd like to give it 3 years to see a toyota/honda competitor. Building it with the same drivetrain layout as a diesel locomotive makes sense. I hope it actually does what it's supposed to or the electric car is gonna be killed again.
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So to be correct for electric cars, what takes the place of MPG? (serious question) Mother-effer it was answered on the second page, kinda. Is there going to be a term to replace MPG?
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08-11-2009, 09:32 PM | #46 |
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nobody heard of the EV-1 until it was dead. this has been hyped for years. anybody saying they're going to "kill" this is retarded.
you can buy it. you think they're going to come to your house and steal your property in the night?
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08-11-2009, 10:53 PM | #47 |
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maybe superstreet and modified mag will start covering these things and they will become the next trend car, then they will be the next hot theft car. hahah jk
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08-12-2009, 09:16 PM | #49 |
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where do you think the hydrogen is going to come from? It takes energy to produce hydrogen.
Electricity consumption follows a bell curve, high during the day when everyone is at work, peaking in the afternoon when AC's are on full blast, and much lower at night when lights are off and AC usage is at a minimum. By charging electric cars at night, when usage is at it's lowest, you could add millions of electric cars to the road with out having to increase electrical generating capacity at all. Electricity is cheaper than gasoline, and electric motors are better than 90% efficient, compared to gas engine's 30% efficiency, so it takes a lot less energy too.
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