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Technology Stocks : The Electric Car, or MPG "what me worry?" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sageyrain who wrote (242)	5/23/2008 5:04:14 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17507

Sonny, I am an engineer. I could write out the detailed analysis equations for you, but I have no hope you would begin to understand them from what I've seen so far. You aren't going to find them in the Sierra Club or Earth First! monthly either, which as far as I've seen, is about your level, so why bother? You would simply accuse me of using abstruse mathematics and physics to confuse you and go on your merry way. As far as you making inflamatory attack posts, Message 24609718 Need I specify which orifice you can shove that up? 50, 100 mikes range? Yeah, that's been doable for decades with lead-acid batteries. But on a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, do you want to spend a week on the road because you have to recharge your batteries each night? THAT'S why no one produced them! Why would they when they could produce a gasoline-powered car that could get you there in a day? As for Lithiums are bitchin’, but they’re just not really available yet (my note: 2006 article). So everybody’s stuck with lead-acid batteries.” Tesla's use lithium batteries. So maybe your friend doesn't know everything. "Tesla Motors Makers of an electric sportscar that runs on lithium ion batteries and goes 0 to 60 in about four seconds." search.yahoo.com Also, Tesla claims a 220-mile range. Almost made Burning Man one year. Unfortunately made the mistake of having a heart just before I was due to leave and that was that. Small high-power electric motors? Yeah, I believe that. They've been around for a long time. We tortured them (and they tortured us!) in Electrical Machinery class. Commuter range? That depends on where you are and your definition. Here "commuter range" can be 300 miles round trip if you're unfortunate enough- -and lots of people are. They are going to be CRUCIFIED by the rising gas prices!