Re: [OT] unaffordable at any speed

It won't be too bad if the charging is done off-peak, but charging millions of cars on a summer day can choke
the electrical grid.

Until you can charge a car in 5 minutes and drive for 300 miles on a charge, forget about these cars being
attractive to the average American.

For me personally the Chevy Volt design is better since it has a backup gasoline recharging system, but the
car will only appeal to Ecoweenies right now.

> Don't get in to big of a hurry.  The electrical grids
> currently in use 
> around the world are in many cases already maxed out. 
> Replacing the 
> petrol engine with the electric engine running off
> batteries will 
> greatly increase demand for electricity and will require a
> huge 
> investment in new electrical lines, (eg the electrical
> grid).
> 
> The new lines will need to be laid between major
> metropolitan area so 
> new power plants running on solar, wind, natural gas, coal,
> petrol, 
> water, and other type of energy can connect to them as an
> outlet for 
> their electricity.  A single electrical line of a
> given dimension can 
> only carry a finite amount of electricity before it's
> full.  Once a line 
> is full, an addition line must be laid to increase
> capacity.
> 
> It could take decade to make the transition in any
> significant way to 
> the electric cars, and the electric motor is not well
> suited to 
> transport by air, ship, rail, and 18 wheelers that do the
> heavy lifting 
> in commercial transportation of goods to the consumer,
> which is the 
> heart and life blood of an economy.  I don't see a
> total transition to 
> the electric car.  I think the electric car will
> become just another 
> option like petrol or diesel cars.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> LelandJ
> 
> 
> 
> 
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