I'm still here:
I pose these questions to you again, ones you refused to address before, and add some new ones:
1) Do you consider hybrid technology as unaffordable for the average consumer in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, and if so, that it can't approach affordability in the near future.
2) Is there something basic that the proponents of hybrid technology are missing when they present simple models demonstrating that hybrid vehicles are capable of 30 to 50 % improvements in gasoline and gasoline equivalent mileage over comparably sized ICE models. If so, then indeed our HPEV dreams are just that.
3) So, in the worst case scenario, you are saying that without any improvements in battery technology, someone who drove 320 miles every day could not be served reasonably by present day battery technology. But, how is that unreasonable for everyone's driving habits. What about the vast majority who travel less than 50 miles a day on most days? This would only entail a partial charge. 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours of charge at night, or every other day, or every 3rd day. Or a quicker charge of a smaller battery pack then you are using as an example: is this not reasonable? If not please explain why not. This is technology available today, is it not, that could be used by millions of town and city centered drivers. You appear to have just provided us with the data that says it is quite a reasonable idea.
4) PHEV's are presently being built by do it your selfers, and commercial outfits have just begun offering conversions that cost about 10 to 20 thousand U.S. $, but are projected to come down to about 4-5 thousand per vehicle in the near future. This is from low-volume conversions. Through simple equations these HPEVs have been shown to get up to 100mpg from gasoline and gasoline equivalent energy.
A) Are these claims bogus?
B) If not, do you really think that the big auto companies could not rapidly tool up to produce HPEVs, given that small commercial groups apparently are already producing them, and will be doing so approaching the cost of the hybrid vehicle before conversion in the near future?
C) Toyota and Honda are selling all the hybrids they can make. You seem to imply that there is no market for fuel efficient hybrids, plug in hybrids or electrics, is this correct?
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5) So are you saying that the recent post about a do-it-yourself 300 mile/charge car for under $5000 is bogus and that the majors, with economies of scale, couldn't produce something even better? If so, please explain.
(Do you remember what your private response was to me Mr. LL when I first posted the above questions? Look it up. Do you have the huevos to post that thought publicly?)
As always, some constructive input would be appreciated.
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