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To: jazusamo

Build one that can go 400 miles with the air conditioner on, and be recharged from any 110V outlet in 5 minutes, and cost no more than a comparable gas-powered car, and I might (might) think about it.


37 posted on 01/13/2015 11:34:59 AM PST by ozzymandus
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Build one that can go 400 miles with the air conditioner on, and be recharged from any 110V outlet in 5 minutes, and cost no more than a comparable gas-powered car, and I might (might) think about it.

Eventually you may get all this except the recharge from a 110V outlet in 5 minutes. The outlet is simply too weak for a car. Tesla Superchargers deliver a lot of power. If EVs are here to stay, Tesla's (or a similar) connector has to become standard, and plentiful in cities. But batteries (as we know them today) cannot accept the charge in 5 minutes - the losses are too high, so a battery will explode. When you fuel a car up with gasoline, you are pumping megajoules with zero loss, and the gas tank does not need replacement after several years of use.

42 posted on 01/13/2015 11:47:05 AM PST by Greysard
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Gotta be able to tow at least 5,000 pounds too.


62 posted on 01/13/2015 1:38:30 PM PST by technically right
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