[GRLUG] OFF TOPIC Electric Car

[Michael Mol]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Collin Kidder <adderd at kkmfg.com> wrote:
> Yes, that's a big hurdle. You'd need to charge at something like 10,000
> A/h to fill up a battery at the same speed you can fill up a gas tank.
> Needless to say that's both dangerous and insane to try to charge at
> that rate. Waste generated by batteries is usually pretty low. The
> charging time is a much bigger problem in my eyes.

Instead of filling your "tank" on the go, you fill it while you're
staying put, be it at home, at a parking meter, at work.

You'll need a modular battery system, though.  If you run out of
energy, AAA is going to have to swap batteries with you rather than
use a five-gallon plastic tank.

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