In cold weather climates, electric poles are commonly found in parking lots so that people can plug in their block heaters. When electric plug-in vehicles become more popular, can you plug into the same outlets to charge your vehicle? So in essence, you could recharge your vehicle every day at work rather than using your own electricity at home. Feasible?
The Newest addition to Zap electrics Vehicle Line. The Alias, To be available in Fall 2009, this roadster can attain speeds higher than 75 mph and will go 100 miles per charge, all that and you can plug it into any 110v outlet for opportunity charging.
Hydrogen cars for the most part use a Fuel Cell to "burn" hydrogen producing Energy. This requires hydrogen to be separated from water, and requires the same amount of energy as you would get from the fuel cell. if the fuel cell & Electrolosys were 100% efficient. Neither are, and some estimates are as high as 75% energy loss due to inefficiencies.
The Byproduct of the fuel cell is water vapour which wikipedia states accounts for 36-70% of the greenhouse effect. I also can't help thinking about the environmental impacts if all the millions of cars on the roads today produced water vapour and the amount of rain this would produce, Mudslides and floods etc.
Electrolosys is the process that splits water into Hydrogen and Oxygen, however as the name suggests, this requires Electricity to work. "The Grid" or electrical supply for this electrolosys or my electric car is largely powered by fossil fuels. Just cause i cant see the pollution from an electrical outlet doesnt make it green
I am the type of person that loves their cars and keeps them forever. Some of the current aternative fuel cars are nice and attractive, but I would rather somehow modify mine. Any news out there on converstion kits?
…Electric cars really intrigue me. It seems that they may be the way to solve or at least help a huge amount of issues with environment, oil dependency….. But, the ones that are actually practical (can go over 30 MPH and farther than 30 miles on a charge) are just way too expensive for most people to actually purchase. Does anyone have the inside scoop on the future of these vehicles? Maybe some links that I have not found?
This is the classic clip from a movie about Hitler that other people have used and put their own words to. So I did it as well — but for the EV industry. Enjoy! … Hitler comedy spoof “electric cars” evcast tesla
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www.v8tvshow.com – [13-Aug-2008] General Motors today released photos of the production version of its electric car, the Chevrolet Volt. The vehicle was first introduced at the North American International Auto Show in 2007 and is an important element of General Motors’ plan to develop a full-range of gas-friendly to gas-free vehicles. Available video includes product shots and running footage of Chevrolet Volt and available stills include production shots.
Hi, my name is Ken Davis. I grew up working on cars, and have always been comfortable under the hood. I also care about the environment, and was searching for some way I could do my part to help fight global warming. Saving some money on my gas bill wouldn't hurt either. A friend suggested I take a look at converting one of my cars to run on electricity, and gave me some tips about how to get started. I put together this blog to share my experience.
