09-11-2011, 05:44 PM
Until they have a 400 to 500 mile range, a quick means of recharging and widely available recharging stations, an all electric car won't be practical for me unless someone gives it to me to supplement what we have. I drive for business and I do enough 250-300 mile trips that I couldn't wait 8 hrs or more for the car to recharge.
I'm surprised that more effort hasn't been focused on getting rid of parasitic loads on engines that impact fuel economy. Replacing power steering and air conditioning pumps with electric ones that only use power when needed are just some of the opportunities for efficiency.
Problem is that an electric car doesn't have the range of the typical gas powered car. Refueling takes 5 minutes, while recharging takes hours.
I'm surprised that more effort hasn't been focused on getting rid of parasitic loads on engines that impact fuel economy. Replacing power steering and air conditioning pumps with electric ones that only use power when needed are just some of the opportunities for efficiency.
mattkime wrote:
I think one of the biggest selling points of an electric car is not needing to stop for gas.
Problem is that an electric car doesn't have the range of the typical gas powered car. Refueling takes 5 minutes, while recharging takes hours.