Who killed the electric car?

TheBrauerHour · 06-18-07, 12:47 AM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=3V7MGJANNLSAA

Anyone else seen this? I thought the funeral scene was a bit corny, but otherwise I thought it was a good movie. I didn't know they made an electric car that was that durable/fast/awesome. Seeing it outrun a 350Z made me do a doubletake. Still don't know if I would have bought one if given the opportunity, but I am looking at a hybrid.

Reaves · 06-18-07, 01:38 AM

Electric engines can go very fast and can make a car have great top speed and acceleration. The only problem is storing the electricity. Batteries just arn't good enough yet.

TheBrauerHour · 06-18-07, 08:51 AM

Perhaps. They said by putting the same batteries you find in laptops, you can increase the range to around 300 miles per charge, with no loss of reliability. They even retrofitted some of the EV-1's with them. Mind you, 90 percent of US drivers average 16 miles per day, which was far less than the 120 mile range it originally had. But for some reason GM wouldn't renew any leases or offer the option to buy. Owners offered a collective 1.4 million dollars to buy their EV-1's from GM, but GM towed them away and had them crushed...kinda wierd.

The Avon Lady · 06-18-07, 09:08 AM

GM, along with MIT, have been thinking of downsizing for a while now.

Hitman · 06-18-07, 09:31 AM

LOL would you believe it? in the link AL posted there's already a brainless asking about the off-road performance of such thing and a 4x4 version

So a car is created to save energy, go clean and aliviate the city traffic as well as the thirst for oil, and the first thing some people think is "Can I go bigger, wasting more energy and damaging more the environment?"

Nowonder this world is heading for diaster

The Avon Lady · 06-18-07, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitman

LOL would you believe it? in the link AL posted there's already a brainless asking about the off-road performance of such thing and a 4x4 version

So a car is created to save energy, go clean and aliviate the city traffic as well as the thirst for oil, and the first thing some people think is "Can I go bigger, wasting more energy and damaging more the environment?"

Me thinks that post was a weak attempt at humor.

FIREWALL · 06-26-07, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

GM, along with MIT, have been thinking of downsizing for a while now.

Where do you put the skate key in to wind it up ?:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Or do you buy two of them to wear like tennis shoes. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

August · 06-18-07, 10:30 AM

We can't just say how great battery operated vehicles would be without first answering these questions:

How long would it take to recharge all those batteries?
Where would these batteries be recharged on a long roadtrip?
How do we dispose of worn out batteries without polluting the environment?

DAB · 06-18-07, 10:52 AM

You can add a fourth question to that actually

How does an electric car reduce your carbon footprint if the majority of electrical power in your country is generated from Oil or Coal?

Edit: Put the question mark in the correct place

TheBrauerHour · 06-18-07, 11:08 AM

Well, to answer the 4th question:

Electric companies burn fuel more efficiently than any car (or so I have been told), so using the electric car would reduce your carbon footprint, but not eliminate it. Very good point you have though, as some people think by driving electric, they would not be polluting at all. Ed Bagely, on an old episode of MTV Cribs from the mid-90's, showed how he used solar energy and a exercise bike to recharge his EV-1.

As for the long roadtrip question, that was brought up in the documentary, but I am not sure if they really found an answer other than showing some cheap batteries this old couple developed that were supposed to outlast the life of an average car and hold a loooong charge.

I am looking at getting a Toyota Prius. At the end of the video, they show a Prius being plugged into a standard outlet in a garage. After a night of charging, you get 125 mpg for the first 50 miles driving. The modification is cheap. That is impressive. Seeing as how every bit helps, I am all for that.

06-18-07, 12:47 AM	#1
TheBrauerHour Mr. Eastwood Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Who killed the electric car? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=3V7MGJANNLSAA Anyone else seen this? I thought the funeral scene was a bit corny, but otherwise I thought it was a good movie. I didn't know they made an electric car that was that durable/fast/awesome. Seeing it outrun a 350Z made me do a doubletake. Still don't know if I would have bought one if given the opportunity, but I am looking at a hybrid.

06-18-07, 01:38 AM	#2
Reaves The Old Man Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,509 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Electric engines can go very fast and can make a car have great top speed and acceleration. The only problem is storing the electricity. Batteries just arn't good enough yet. __________________

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	GM, along with MIT, have been thinking of downsizing for a while now. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

06-18-07, 09:31 AM	#5
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	LOL would you believe it? in the link AL posted there's already a brainless asking about the off-road performance of such thing and a 4x4 version So a car is created to save energy, go clean and aliviate the city traffic as well as the thirst for oil, and the first thing some people think is "Can I go bigger, wasting more energy and damaging more the environment?" Nowonder this world is heading for diaster __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

06-18-07, 10:30 AM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,220 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We can't just say how great battery operated vehicles would be without first answering these questions: How long would it take to recharge all those batteries? Where would these batteries be recharged on a long roadtrip? How do we dispose of worn out batteries without polluting the environment? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see. Last edited by August; 06-18-07 at 10:53 AM.

06-18-07, 08:51 AM	#3
TheBrauerHour Mr. Eastwood Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Perhaps. They said by putting the same batteries you find in laptops, you can increase the range to around 300 miles per charge, with no loss of reliability. They even retrofitted some of the EV-1's with them. Mind you, 90 percent of US drivers average 16 miles per day, which was far less than the 120 mile range it originally had. But for some reason GM wouldn't renew any leases or offer the option to buy. Owners offered a collective 1.4 million dollars to buy their EV-1's from GM, but GM towed them away and had them crushed...kinda wierd.

06-18-07, 10:52 AM	#9
DAB Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 263 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	You can add a fourth question to that actually How does an electric car reduce your carbon footprint if the majority of electrical power in your country is generated from Oil or Coal? Edit: Put the question mark in the correct place __________________ ...snorting / snorkelling after several years of silent running.

06-18-07, 11:08 AM	#10
TheBrauerHour Mr. Eastwood Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 364 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Well, to answer the 4th question: Electric companies burn fuel more efficiently than any car (or so I have been told), so using the electric car would reduce your carbon footprint, but not eliminate it. Very good point you have though, as some people think by driving electric, they would not be polluting at all. Ed Bagely, on an old episode of MTV Cribs from the mid-90's, showed how he used solar energy and a exercise bike to recharge his EV-1. As for the long roadtrip question, that was brought up in the documentary, but I am not sure if they really found an answer other than showing some cheap batteries this old couple developed that were supposed to outlast the life of an average car and hold a loooong charge. I am looking at getting a Toyota Prius. At the end of the video, they show a Prius being plugged into a standard outlet in a garage. After a night of charging, you get 125 mpg for the first 50 miles driving. The modification is cheap. That is impressive. Seeing as how every bit helps, I am all for that.