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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (3795)	2/13/2014 11:20:22 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (3795)	2/13/2014 2:16:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4326

A little battery would not last 200 miles. Big batteries are only needed if big journeys between recharge are wanted, without having to stop for 4 hours en route for a recharge. <Try doing that going more than 200 miles in one direction. Do you have any idea how heavy those batteries are?> Yes. You have missed the reasons for using little batteries. <You'd also need at least 6' of clearance on both sides of the car - not the usual garage. > A battery recharge and swap station would be a lot different from a petrol and diesel dispenser station. Yes, not the usual garage. I have swapped batteries in cars by hand. But since the industrial revolution, we have machinery for doing heavier jobs. I used to drive fork lifts. There are probably better mechanism these days and engineers can design machinery to lift and move things. <Wonder what the capital cost of a gantry crane in every garage will be. Most folks struggle to lift a standard 12v car battery. > A "gantry crane" would be comparable with a little battery-powered fork lift in price. The capital cost would be minor in the overall cost of a battery swap station. <Sounds once again like elitists only need apply.> Seems as though you have not got the idea. Mqurice