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Apple fanboy said:
Charging whilst driving? You mean like a Bumper car?
Not sure that's going to work.
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Bumper cars may be just what we get. 100 years from now we'll all be driven by google in a quite efficient electric car, that we don't even own. We just tap a few buttons on our smart phone and a car will be waiting for us when we walk out the door, ready to take us to our destination.
I'm all for an alternative but think hydrogen or hybrid are the way to go.
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Hydrogen, so far has proven to be unsafe. We are working on ways to make it safer, just not there yet.
 
sjinsjca said:
I'd buy one if I could drive from LA to SF in one.

Can't. At least, not conveniently.

So, I'll stick with a Prius... a car so common that folks have forgotten how driveable, reliable, durable and convenient they are. And heck, I can buy three or four new Prii for the price of a Model S.
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What about a reliable diesel car? They'll keep their MPG numbers pretty well throughout their lifespan. Or, a Jetta Hybrid? It get's 48MPG on the highway and it has 170HP and 184 ft-lbs torque. Although, I guess a drawback could be that it requires premium gas. I wish there were more diesel cars in the US though.
 
leftywamumonkey said:
What about a reliable diesel car? They'll keep their MPG numbers pretty well throughout their lifespan. Or, a Jetta Hybrid? It get's 48MPG on the highway and it has 170HP and 184 ft-lbs torque. Although, I guess a drawback could be that it requires premium gas. I wish there were more diesel cars in the US though.
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I very much like the modern diesels I drive in Europe. They don't clatter and stink anymore, and there's adequate power and actually quite impressive torque. And the engines last forever.

There are plenty of great technologies out there. All-electric remains the least practical for my usage. Even a day trip like Silicon Valley to Santa Barbara is highly problematic for anything without a readily-refillable fuel tank.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Charging whilst driving? You mean like a Bumper car?
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Yes charging while driving. Oddly enough Nikola Tesla invented the technology a little over 70 years ago. WET ( wireless energy transfer ) was 'invented' long ago, feared and ridiculed into hiding. Today it is back in the forefront of the minds of tech leaders.

With 'chargers' inlaid into the road bed an electric car could charge while driving over the surface by using WET. No wires or sparky drag sticks needed. Although they would look really cool.

I guess the tough part is if you make power free to access, how do you charge for it?
 
960design said:
Yes charging while driving. Oddly enough Nikola Tesla invented the technology a little over 70 years ago. WET ( wireless energy transfer ) was 'invented' long ago, feared and ridiculed into hiding. Today it is back in the forefront of the minds of tech leaders.

With 'chargers' inlaid into the road bed an electric car could charge while driving over the surface by using WET. No wires or sparky drag sticks needed. Although they would look really cool.

I guess the tough part is if you make power free to access, how do you charge for it?
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We already get charged enough to use the roads!
So unless they are going to put this technology on all major routes, I think this idea is dead in the water.
 
heehee said:
Tesla is the new Apple, from stock price to the minimalistic look. I would love to get one in 3-4 years where they said they would come out with a $30-40k version.
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Agreed on this. Problem with the $30-40K versions now are they are either A) Ugly or B) cheap on everything except the motor.

Once there is a Tesla that cheap, I'm in. Good thing I'll be looking for a new car at that point.
 
960design said:
Apple fanboy said:
We already get charged enough to use the roads!
HA! Not according to the government.
Not dead, just delayed. That's why I typed 100 years early on.
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I'll take the US fuel charges over the UK's any day. £1.37 a litre. That's about $2.12 a litre. There are 4.55 Litre's to a UK gallon, but I think your gallon's are different over there.

Any how it adds up to a lot of money. Thats without Road Tax (about £175 a year) and car insurance (about £300 a year, and finally an MOT (road worthiness certificate) which is about £35 (plus whatever the garage 'finds' to fix!).
Lastly is servicing (which done regularly will improve the efficiency of the engine) if you have any money left of course!

The sooner they invent the transporter, the better. :)
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Dang! That's more than gas in South Korea. I was shocked to see the price after filling up a dodge van: 30 something gallons ended up being a little more than $230US :eek:
 
Apple fanboy said:
960design said:
Apple fanboy said:
We already get charged enough to use the roads!

I'll take the US fuel charges over the UK's any day. £1.37 a litre. That's about $2.12 a litre. There are 4.55 Litre's to a UK gallon, but I think your gallon's are different over there.

Any how it adds up to a lot of money. Thats without Road Tax (about £175 a year) and car insurance (about £300 a year, and finally an MOT (road worthiness certificate) which is about £35 (plus whatever the garage 'finds' to fix!).
Lastly is servicing (which done regularly will improve the efficiency of the engine) if you have any money left of course!

The sooner they invent the transporter, the better. :)
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3.8L to a US gallon
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Apple fanboy said:
They will find away!
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And they should. Here in the US some states are adding an annual registration charge for electric vehicles to make up for them not paying for the gas tax.

If you are going to use the public road system, you have to pay into it( which here in the US is done via the gas tax).
 
960design said:
Yes charging while driving. Oddly enough Nikola Tesla invented the technology a little over 70 years ago. WET ( wireless energy transfer ) was 'invented' long ago, feared and ridiculed into hiding. Today it is back in the forefront of the minds of tech leaders.

With 'chargers' inlaid into the road bed an electric car could charge while driving over the surface by using WET. No wires or sparky drag sticks needed. Although they would look really cool.

I guess the tough part is if you make power free to access, how do you charge for it?
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WET was invented a long time ago, but the energy losses associated with it would make it extremely wasteful.
 
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