Hopefully they will come back and be alfordabfe in the near future as battery technology improves, but here is the run down on why they were only concepts or projects:1 Battery packs weigh 1000 pounds2 Batteries lose full capacity after only 2-3 years3 Even with 1000 pounds, range was either 40 miles at 80 mph, or 80 miles at 40 mph. Neither made anyone happy.4 “Filling up the tank” took 8-10 hours (recharging)5 Battery replacement cost every few years was hundreds of $$6 Car cost was twice that of a gas car7 Batteries took up the whole car’s cargo spaceHowever I am part of an EV club myself, and between lithium ion technology and ultra capacators, we should see an alfordabfe one in about 10 years or so. Maybe sooner. The Tesla electric uses 6,000 lithium ion computer batteries and is already under a hundred thousand. $95,000.00 I think. $45,000 just for the replacement battery pack though. Give it time and it will come down.In the meantime, get a diesel and run B100 biodiesel or get a used Hybrid. Hybrids fix all these problems because the battery pack (cost) can be very small, yet you still can go 300 miles without stopping.Good luck, by asking this question, I can tell you are on the right direction to making a difference.greencarcongress.com might interest you
Product Description Within are varying levels of automotive skill sets among the automotive fanatic community. Some people can perform peanut maintenance, several can perform major engine overhauls, and some can carry out lesser paint and detailing work. But to truly round out your skills in mechanical and article or chassis repair and restoration, sooner or later you will run into a project that requires welding. Sometime you have mastered fastening, there is very little left that you can not do. Automotive Welding: A Practical Usher is just the book to get you there. Other welding books vary quite a bit on focus and point. This book fills the gaps, making it a practical book packed with handy information on the types of projects that a self-trained welder can complete and that a typical automotive enthusiast would want to undertake. Covers the kinds of welding and metalworking available or commonly utilised, the tools sought to execute fastening tasks, the different types of welders reachable, basic welding techniques, grinding and cutting, various forms of sheetmetal work, frame mend and reinforcement, filling unit holes and rust repair, tube-steel projects, and more. With restoration and repair work costing a small fortune these life for frame, floor pan, and structural body fix, Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide can liberate you hundreds, but for thousands, of dollars on your repair or restoration task. If you have a pending restoration hang over, are considering tackling or acquiring a new project, want to restore a muscle car, build a hot-rod or a rat pole on a budget, or simply want to improve your automotive skills, Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide will pay all for itself many times over. No shop room would be complete without it!
February 29th, 2012 at 12:37 am
Hopefully they will come back and be alfordabfe in the near future as battery technology improves, but here is the run down on why they were only concepts or projects:1 Battery packs weigh 1000 pounds2 Batteries lose full capacity after only 2-3 years3 Even with 1000 pounds, range was either 40 miles at 80 mph, or 80 miles at 40 mph. Neither made anyone happy.4 “Filling up the tank” took 8-10 hours (recharging)5 Battery replacement cost every few years was hundreds of $$6 Car cost was twice that of a gas car7 Batteries took up the whole car’s cargo spaceHowever I am part of an EV club myself, and between lithium ion technology and ultra capacators, we should see an alfordabfe one in about 10 years or so. Maybe sooner. The Tesla electric uses 6,000 lithium ion computer batteries and is already under a hundred thousand. $95,000.00 I think. $45,000 just for the replacement battery pack though. Give it time and it will come down.In the meantime, get a diesel and run B100 biodiesel or get a used Hybrid. Hybrids fix all these problems because the battery pack (cost) can be very small, yet you still can go 300 miles without stopping.Good luck, by asking this question, I can tell you are on the right direction to making a difference.greencarcongress.com might interest you
March 27th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
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March 27th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Automotive Welding: A Concrete Guide (S-A Design Workbench Series)
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Within are varying levels of automotive skill sets among the automotive fanatic community. Some people can perform peanut maintenance, several can perform major engine overhauls, and some can carry out lesser paint and detailing work. But to truly round out your skills in mechanical and article or chassis repair and restoration, sooner or later you will run into a project that requires welding. Sometime you have mastered fastening, there is very little left that you can not do.
Automotive Welding: A Practical Usher is just the book to get you there. Other welding books vary quite a bit on focus and point. This book fills the gaps, making it a practical book packed with handy information on the types of projects that a self-trained welder can complete and that a typical automotive enthusiast would want to undertake.
Covers the kinds of welding and metalworking available or commonly utilised, the tools sought to execute fastening tasks, the different types of welders reachable, basic welding techniques, grinding and cutting, various forms of sheetmetal work, frame mend and reinforcement, filling unit holes and rust repair, tube-steel projects, and more.
With restoration and repair work costing a small fortune these life for frame, floor pan, and structural body fix, Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide can liberate you hundreds, but for thousands, of dollars on your repair or restoration task. If you have a pending restoration hang over, are considering tackling or acquiring a new project, want to restore a muscle car, build a hot-rod or a rat pole on a budget, or simply want to improve your automotive skills, Automotive Welding: A Practical Guide will pay all for itself many times over. No shop room would be complete without it!
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