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Doesn't most electricity come from generators that are powered by oil or even coal. If the price of oil goes up, won't the price of electricity follow? What is the cost per mile for an electric car?
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Right now electricity is generated by nuclear , hydro , coal ,
oil , solar , thermal , and wind power. The USA uses more nuclear powered electric than any country in the world incuding France. Nuclear creates about 20 % of our electric power. Before clean coal electricity plants , most diesel electricity generation was created switching from coal to oil to reduce emissions. The cost per mile for an electric car is 8 cents a mile. The problem is the car will only run about 40 miles and it takes a long time to charge the battery. A better solution is to create hydrogen using electric power. Then fuel cells powered by hydrogen can run electric motor cars at speeds up to 90 miles an hour over 270 miles per fill up. see n1r.us for details. Right now if the cost of oil goes up , diesel generated electricity will become more expensive.
Right now electricity is generated by nuclear , hydro , coal ,
oil , solar , thermal , and wind power. The USA uses more nuclear powered electric than any country in the world incuding France. Nuclear creates about 20 % of our electric power. Before clean coal electricity plants , most diesel electricity generation was created switching from coal to oil to reduce emissions. The cost per mile for an electric car is 8 cents a mile. The problem is the car will only run about 40 miles and it takes a long time to charge the battery. A better solution is to create hydrogen using electric power. Then fuel cells powered by hydrogen can run electric motor cars at speeds up to 90 miles an hour over 270 miles per fill up. see n1r.us for details. Right now if the cost of oil goes up , diesel generated electricity will become more expensive.
When will a major car maker sell a lithium battery plug-in car in the USA?
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When will a major car manufacturer sell a lithium-battery based, reasonable range on a charge, pluggable 4-seat car in the USA, at a price comparable to a solely gas-powered 4-seat sedan? I recently went to Florence, and was "green" with envy seeing all the electric cars plugged into the parking meters. Why should they get all the fun?
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I think they will probably go on sale in the US in 2010 or 2011. Lithium batteries are hideously expensive at the moment. I got some quotes on a lithium battery pack for my electric Tracker earlier this year, and the best price I could find was $20,000! That was a bit much for batteries.
I am hoping that EEStor is able to bring their battery solution to market soon. They intend to make and sell a 400-lb battery with about 50 kilowatt-hours of capacity for less than $4000. By contrast, I am using Deka gel-cell batteries, and they weigh 1100 pounds and only have about 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity, and cost $3100. (They were a poor choice, it turned out.)
I think they will probably go on sale in the US in 2010 or 2011. Lithium batteries are hideously expensive at the moment. I got some quotes on a lithium battery pack for my electric Tracker earlier this year, and the best price I could find was $20,000! That was a bit much for batteries.
I am hoping that EEStor is able to bring their battery solution to market soon. They intend to make and sell a 400-lb battery with about 50 kilowatt-hours of capacity for less than $4000. By contrast, I am using Deka gel-cell batteries, and they weigh 1100 pounds and only have about 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity, and cost $3100. (They were a poor choice, it turned out.)
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