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To: i-node who wrote (406367)	8/14/2008 10:07:09 AM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576890

I think their [nissans] first US release is to be 200km with a recharge time of 5-8 hrs using Lithium Ion. I'm sure replacement cost will be insane to begin with. I don't think battery power REPLACES petroleum in the near term, don't get me wrong. But I do think these vehicles will appeal to a lot of commuters. If they're going to be getting 200km to begin with, it won't be long until they're doing twice that. The battery will need a range of a thousand miles or so, or instead a recharge time of 15 minutes. 200 KM is nothing. Even with that range sales will grind to a halt as the users face battery replacement. The charge will be too steep and you will see lots of perfectly good electric cars with worn out batteries towed to the junk yard.