How does the electric race track toy work?

TenMan

You know, you probably got one when you were a kid or your child asked for one (depending on our age). So its a hard plastic race track that you plug into the wall, with normally two grooves in it to place the cars that have little needles coming out the bottom. I have no clue where to place this question, if you have a better idea let me know.

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The cars have little electric motors. The power for the motors comes from the track. On either side of the guide slot in the track are metal strips that carry the electric current. The car has a pin that goes in the slot, but that is just to guide the car. There are a pair of metal tabs or brushes on either side of the pin. These tabs come in contact with the metal strip in the track and pull the power from the track to run the motor. The amount of power going to the track is controlled by a hand-held throttle control. The more power the faster the car will go. If the car loses contact with the metal strips in the track, the motor stops.

All of this power is low voltage DC current so is harmless if you touch the metal track strips.

A kid pushed his toys out in front of my car, parents want me to pay for them?

jpolster20

Some worthless child pushed his electric toy car and big-wheel out in front of my car into the street. I hit the toys, and totally demolished them. My car was mostly fine, nothing i cant do myself with a little paint when the weather gets nice. The thing is the parents want me to pay for the toys. I refuse to pay for the toys. I work for cash so on paper I am judgement proof if they sue. I refuse to pay for these toys. THe kid should have kept them in his yard. Not to mention now I have to spend about 4 to 6 hours re-painting my bumper and replacing headlights. What should I do?
keep in mind a bigwheel is cheap ($30) but the electric car is one of those that kids sit in and drive around, and the one they had for their kids was over $300. I can't afford to pay for that since I am going to be buying a LCD TV For Christmas!
The only law we have here about throwing things says that you cannot throw an old computer at your neighbor
Will an estimate really stand up in court? I have always done my own car repairs. I know this would not cost more than 50 dollars to fix, is the huge estimates of a thousand dollars or more really going to stand up? Won't the judge know that auto labor places rip you off?

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Go out an simply get yourself an estimate to repair the bumper of your car. This will help you document the damage that was done. If they bring it up again tell them you expect to be compensated for not properly supervising their child and want your damage covered. They were wrong for letting their little hellion putting you in danger and then blaming you for their kids toys being run over in the street?!? Tell them you would happy for them to sue you in small claims court, I'm sure the judge would not only get a laugh out of it, but would give them a tongue lashing for being irresponsible parents.

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What's new on the market for electric cars?

Q. So it's jully of 2010 what's new on the show floors or
going to be available very soon as far as 100% EV? Tesla roadster has been out there for a while but with a price tag of 100k most all of us will
just skip past. Let's look at some cars for anywhere less than 40k.

So the question is: what EV are going or expected to go for less than 40,000$ within the next year?links and pics are always helpful.

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The Nissan Leaf will be out soon, with a starting price tag of $32,500. Of course at tax time you get a $7,500 credit back, so Nissan is advertising that will cost $25,500. Government is talking about taking the $7,500 credit and moving it to $9500, so the Leaf will be the cheapest, plus it sounds really cool. It has an IT solution to it to manage the batteries so you do not have to. Pretty much plug and drive. It also has a GPS system that will tell you if the car will make it before you go, and is said that will eventually be tied into a network of chargers so the car will tell you when and where to stop to get a fast charge that is estimated to be from 15 to 45 minutes to get anywhere from 65% to 90% charge.

The Chevy Volt is coming out as well, as technically a series hybrid, or what a lay person would call a backup gas generator. With the government credit, you will be just under $40k with the Volt.

I believe all the car makers are coming out with an electric version of some sort, if not just a hybrid version.

The sports car people are just needing some small advancements in storage, and the sports cars will be faster than any gas car could go, including dragsters.

Electric car controversy?

Q. Do you think it is a conspiracy? Why or why not?

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There was some talk about a conspiracy to keep electric cars out of the market after the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" came out a few years ago. The movie shows the story, in the late 90's and early 2000s, of California's attempt to clean up their air by requiring automakers to build cleaner cars.
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So several manufacturers - Ford, GM, Toyota, and Honda - made electric cars and leased them to California drivers. According to the movie, and other accounts from that era, carmakers were not eager to do this, and tried to put as few electric cars into the marketplace as possible.
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Despite this attitude, the few drivers who did get ahold of these cars were very happy with them.
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Now for the conspiracy part - eventually, California's initiative was gutted, and the carmakers took the cars back from drivers, and destroyed them. With few exceptions, drivers were not allowed to buy their cars, and had to watch them being crushed.
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Then GM, whose research partner had developed an exciting new NIMH battery - sold the patents to an oil company. That company refused to sell any NIMH EV batteries to electric car manufacturers for many years.
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So is this a conspiracy? There are elements to a conspiracy here - but nobody can control the entire automotive market - it's too huge. The news that Japanese auto company Nissan was working on a full electric car project (the Leaf) around new lithium battery technology has forced almost every car manufacturer in the world to start designing their own lithium battery electric cars. So if there was a conspiracy, it has finally been broken.

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Why is the world still using fossil fuel crude oil?

Super Team

Since this is the 21st century heading towards the 22nd century why is the world giving opec the permission to put the financial strangle hold on itself by using crude oil,besides crude oil is so late 19th/early 20th century which practically makes it an obsolete out of date energy generating method.There are five safe alternative energy generating methods,and they are as follows:Geo-thermal,Solar,Hydro(water),wind,and natural gas.So why is no one using these methods on a global scale and release opec's financial strangle hold on the world.Also I am wondering what are these scientists,engineneers,chemists,and physcisists are doing exactly,because at least 70% of the world's energy and transportation should have been switch over to the five energy generating methods mentioned thereby ringing in the 21st century and preparing the world for the 22nd century.So what is truly going on?.And you can use nuclear energy safely by just putting lead casing around it.

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The answer to your question is very simple. The oil companies are greedy. Before oil, cars actually ran on electricity and ethanol. Today we have so many other choices, but we are just not able to make the change. The oil companies also have a big influence on the government. There used to be a law made in California, that said all vehicle producers should have at least one model of electric car available to people. The government of the United States of America (yeah it's true) JOINED the big car and oil companies, and all together they sewed(spelling?) the government of California. Also people think that they need to go a thousand kilometers per tank/charge. That is not true. An electric car that has a range of 100km (60 miles) per charge can suit the needs of most people. Think about it. I will give an example of someone I know. That person lived 30km (20 miles?) away from the place they live. That is considered a lot even in North America. When you think about it, about the only thing stopping us from switching to electricity/bio-diesel/biogas/etc. is knowledge. We can easily switch our car to ethanol or electricity. If it's a diesel (like the VW TDI series) you can easily switch to bio-diesel. We also have a lot of other options like walking, cycling, taking transit (here in Vancouver it is very eco-friendly because we have the skytrain and lots of trolleybuses and 80% of our electricity comes from hydroelectric power plants), rollerblading, skateboarding, swimming (that can happen if you live and work next to the same river/shoreline :D ) and so many other ideas that may sound very weird.
These are our 3 problems:
Oil and Automotive companies
Government
Not having knowledge.

So kids go to YouTube and look it up. It's easy as pie!

Should I buy a scion fr-s?

Q. Why or why not? If not, what else should I consider buying?

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I was considering a new sports car recently so I test drove the 2013 FR-S, 2013 MX-5 Club Sport, 07 350z, Mazda RX-8, 05 Evo and STI, and the 2012 Mazdaspeed 3. I'm still in the process of testing other cars. I still have the Focus ST and VW GTI set in my sights to try out.

Here is my review of the FR-S. The electric steering surprisingly has some feel to it and it is sharp. The power is more than enough for daily driving and passing and it still feels quick. At 5'11", my head hit the rear glass window and my toes had no room to move when put under the front seat. My friend who is 5'9" fit more comfortably in the back, but his hair still touched the rear window. If you drive over a bump, his head would hit. Realistically, your passengers that sit in the back should be 5'7" or less in height.

The interior was well laid out and very ergonomic. It was obviously cheap, but designed well.

Here was one of my biggest problems. The trunk space. The width and length was fine. And the back seats fold down to create a larger trunk but the issue was the height of the trunk. You can barely fit a water bottle standing up in the trunk. I'm not even sure if a heavily packed school back would fit. A gallon of milk standing up will probably not fit unless you lay the milk sideways.

The other huge problem I had with it was the clutch in the manual transmission version. The clutch is extremely light. It is as if it does not even exist when you are pushing down on it. I hate that there is no feedback in it. It takes away from the driving experience.

The other issue was the price. It is listed around $24,600. However, dealerships are selling them for much higher prices because of the demand. The Toyota dealership I went to was asking $36,000 for the FR-S I drove. They claimed to sell one of the first ones they got for $41,000 a few months back. There is no wiggle room or haggling allowed on these cars.

Being a Toyobaru, I expect it to be a very reliable car with a good resale value and low maintenance costs. Being RWD, you cannot drive it in snow and it is slippery in rain. Toyota and Subaru made it worse by putting skinny Prius tires on the FR-S, making it slippery even on dry pavement.

Overall it is a good car for a single person with no kids and no need for a large trunk.

The best car I have test driven so far was the Mazda MX-5 Club by far. Again, it is for a single person. And the trunk is just as small as the FR-S'. But it was just so much fun to drive. I had a smile on my face during the entire test drive. And that engine loves to rev high. It is very peppy.

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How did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki influence the development of nuclear weapons?

Adam

One of the main topics in my essay.

thanks.

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When you were a little kid and your best friend just got that awesome child electric car that you could drive around, you instantly wanted one. Why? Because it made your shitty remote controlled car thing look like a piece of unsophisticated junk. Now apply that thought process to bombs...

What should I buy as a birthday gift for my best friend's daughter?

Q. She's 3 years old. She looks very cute and likes cute lovely toys. Is something like kids ride on car ok? I came across thelashop and find two kids car but cannot decide which one to buy. Vote it please. Thanks.
http://www.thelashop.com/catalog/Battery-Childrens-Ride-On-Car-with-Remote-Control-Pink-p-375.html
http://www.thelashop.com/catalog/Electric-Battery-Kids-Ride-On-Car-Toy-Motor-Cycle-Light-Red-p-377.html

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the pink car is very cute and I think it's safer than the motorcycle

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Should I buy an electric car?

Q. I heard it cost only 3 cents to drive it than 16 cents on a gasoline car...might not seem much but in this economy? *Sigh* every penny counts.

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Long time electric car driver here. You will hear a lot of negative information about electric cars - do not despair. Most of the negative arguments against electric cars are badly out of date, exaggerated, or even just made-up. Examples:
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OUTDATED: The coal argument. Most electricity is NOT made from coal anymore, in the US. Just a third of our electricity was made from coal in 2012 (source: US Energy Information Administration). And it was all baseload power - this means the coal plants all run at 100% output already - they can't run any harder, or make any more pollution if you plug in an EV. (Other types of plants come on line instead.)
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OUTDATED: The battery argument. Old technology batteries needed replacement every 5 years. New technology batteries don't. Hybrid cars, for example, use updated battery technology. Some of the earliest hybrid cars today have up to 400,000 miles on their original battery packs.
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You are right about the low cost of fuel for an electric car. The 13 cents/mile savings you point out adds up fast. In a year of driving (15,000 miles), you would save about $2000.
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After just five years of ownership, you've saved $10,000. So if you bought a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, or a Nissan Leaf (both cost about $21,000 after tax credit), it's like getting a new car for $11,000. Or if you bought an electric Smart car ($17,500 after tax credit) it's like spending just $7,500 for a new car.

Can we expect a gas-electric hybrid car by 2012?

Q. I am really thrilled with this question that is constantly striking my mind. I would really love to see this kind of a car running on the roads. Do you know any automaker who can roll out such a car.

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>Can we expect a gas-electric hybrid car by 2012<

LOL!! Where have you been?

There have been gas electric hybrids in the United States since 2001. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius

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Will plug in hybrid and electric cars be cost effective?

Prota5

With cars like the Chevy Volt, Fisker Karma, Tesla Model S etc. on the horizon do you believe they are destined to fail or do they have a fighting chance? Would the cost to maintain them overshadow their benefits? It's not as though they could be taken to your local mechanic for repairs. I've also read that Lithium ion batteries would have to be replaced every 5 years or 100k miles. I would imagine that being quite expensive to do. I'm really hopeful for cars like these...just worried about maintenance.

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Electric cars cost LESS to maintain than regular cars.

Remember electric cars have a motor that drives an axle directly, because an electric motor can exert max torque starting at 0 RPM. It does NOT need a multispeed gear-shifting transmission, clutch or fluid-coupling torque converter. Those are parts that need regular servicing on a regular car.

Electric cars also use regenerative braking to slow down the car-- They do not rely solely on friction brakes, so their friction brakes last MUCH longer-- We are talking 100,000+ miles between brake pad changes.

Electric cars also don't have elaborate radiator systems that require yearly fluid changes, because its "engine" does not generate the kind of heat an internal combustion engine does.

And there are no alternator, timing belt, starter motor or solenoid to go bad in an electric car and need replacement.

Plus there is no exhaust system to cause trouble and make the car fail a State Emissions Inspection.

The only real question mark in regard to electric cars is the battery. That's the only achilles heel in electric cars, because nobody has successfully made a deep-discharge battery that does not wear out after a number of full-charge-then-full-rundown cycles.

Only when a reliable deep-discharge battery that is cheap to manufacture becomes available will EVs become cost effective.

In contrast, non-plug-in hybrids don't have a significant battery wear-out problem because they are not deep-discharge batteries-- A hybrid like the Prius always keeps its battery charged between 60%-80%, where its service life can be 20+ years. Until they solve the deep-discharge battery problem, a non-plug-in hybrid will be more practical than a full electric car.

Hybrid/Electric Cars Having Alternators To Charge Battery?

David Clar

Do these cars havre alternators as well for charging batterires just as standard cars?

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There are several types of Hybrid electric vehicles. The most successful use the gasoline engine and the electric motor to power the vehicle directly, in pair or one or the other. The Honda Insight is powered by a 1 liter gasoline engine and when extra power is needed the electric motor kicks in. To the best of my knowledge, the electric motor, when not needed for extra power, can reverse current to charge the battery. the second type is like my best friend's new Toyota Prius. It operates mainly on electric and the gasoline engine kicks in when more power is needed. It does have regenerative braking, so I know the motor can become a generator, and I'm assuming that's how it charges the batteries at highway speed. Since an alternator can not operate as a motor, these first two examples use a motor/generator. The last example does use an alternator. It is a full electric, with a motor to drive the wheels, that has a generator on board to extend the range of the vehicle. GM made these and, as I understand, leased them in Arizona as a test trial. At the end of the trial, all the vehicles were returned to GM and they destroyed them. My understanding is that the last type is the least successful because the performance is limited to the output of the electric motor by itself, and the gas engine is single purpose in charging batteries only, not adding to acceleration.

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Gen X'ers, Doesn't all the technological changes we've seen in the past 30+ years amaze you?

Q. Beta to VHS to DVD to Blue Ray
Incandescent to CFL
Walkman to MP3
LP Disks to Tapes to CD's
Analog TV's to Digital with HD/LCD/LED/etc
Paper maps to Mapquest and GPS
OnStar in the car
Radio to Satellite Radio
Cell phones as long as your arm to cell phones the size of your palm
Desktops to Laptops
Dead bolts to Biometric locks
Keyfobs that start your car with a push of a button
Atari to Nintendo and Super Nintendo to Playstation 1,2, and 3
Gameboy to PSP
Gas and Coal Power to Solar power
Gas engines to Electric to hydro to Hybrid

If you think about it, we've seen a whole lot upgrades and new inventions in a very short period of time. It's kind of amazing when you think back about it. Get's you wondering sometimes what might come out in the next 30+ years, Doesn't it? Can you imagine what the your kids world will look like by time they're our age?

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I've seen great inventions, wonderful technological advance, I lived through a progressive time in the areas of technology, discovery and science and I feel special because of it. But at the same time I've seen people get dumber, more alienated, lazier in the way that they're more dependent in all this technology to the point they've become overweight. Maybe it's because of all the communication mediums available now... but still. I remember rolling my car windows up and down, changing the channels with a dial, staring at vinyl records spinning endlessly, dialing phone numbers with phones that had real bells inside of it, the sweet and warm sound of an analog synth, and flipping the switch on the cable box to watch HBO, the only cable channel available the furthest I can remember.

What is the difference between "tent only" and "standard" camping sites?

I am a single mother of 2 and would like to take my kids "car camping" for a few days. I have never gone on my own before and I have never been responsible for booking campsites for group trips I've gone on in the past.

In trying to make camp site reservations, I noticed on the park map on Reserve America for the park I want to go to that there are "tent only" and "standard" campsites side by side sometimes. The "tent only" sites seem to still be close to the road so it doesn't look like a hike-in type of detail and it says there is a driveway.

If someone could clarify the difference, so I understand the kind of site I should reserve, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thank you!

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Tent only is usually just a very short walk or right next to a parking area to small for rvs. Sometimes that short walk can be quite a ways more than a 100 yards or so. These sites are low cost or free as some are also considered a "hike in" meaning that it could be more than a mile to the site. They often don't need reservations either.

Standard sites are generally car camping sites where you park your car or RV right next to or on the site. Sometimes these may also have electric, water and sewer hook ups for RVs, when they do expect to pay even more. These are also the most popular and will often require reservations and get booked early by as much as six months in advance.

If you are a newcomer to camping and don't have an RV, I would recommend a standard site or one with the upgraded features to have direct access to water and power. This gives you the ability to have it all right where you are and not make that long run to the car for things you store in it. As well as bringing all the possible comforts of home.

Be sure to use a checklist for what to bring so you don't forget anything. Here is a good one,
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/family-camping-checklist.html

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Is it possible to buy a reliable used car for $2,000?

rivitor

If so, what are some brands/models that I should look for? Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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It's possible to get a reliable car for free, but barring that, for $500 you can certainly get one, if you ARE NOT IGNORANT of how to own a car.

The problem is not the cars. The problems with the economics is the ignorance.

Years ago, I gave a 1981 oldsmobile to the Salvation army. I bought it for $500 and drove it 50,000 miles. It probably would have lasted 100,000 more miles. A have a friend who has a Buick-powered 1990-ish Bonneville (Le Sabre is the same thing) with 300,000 miles on it. Those cars don't require any repairs, ever.

The key here is what? Anybody see the key behavior?

The key is to buy the car with 250,000 on it and drive it that last 50,000 miles, then crush it. Got any idea what this car costs with 250,000 miles on it? Free, probably. At the crusher, they'll pay you about $200.

You won't get advice like that from people on the internet. They'll tell you to borrow $10,000 and buy a low-mileage Toyota. Knock yourself out. The banking industry is in trouble, so they need you.

Here are some issues with the above answers:
1. Avoid police auctions. The criminal class pretty much lives like animals. If you don't think so, a police auction could convince you. The cars aren't cheap enough, and they're not in good condition. Forget it.
2. Car salesmen need your money to buy groceries. They need your money to put their kids through college. They need your money to pay the electric bill. So if you want to pay for a car, avoid them. If you want to pay for a car, plus put somebody else's kids through college, and pay their light bill and buy them some groceries, then you should visit a car lot. On a car lot, a $500 car will cost $2995. It's not hard to see why. College tuition is expensive. So don't be stupid about this.
3. Read N and Splinky's answers out loud - can you hear that sound? That's the sound of NOT IGNORANT. Listen to them.

Best car toys for long trip for almost 2 year old boy?

fuzzlenose

We are driving 21+ hours in the car over 3 days one way and then back again about 2 weeks later.
My son will be 2 in early April. He likes cars, trains, blocks and anything that will keep his interest. My van does have a movie player, but I don't want that to be on all the time. Also snacks here and there will help pass the time.

So far I will be bringing some favorite books, some 'new' ones from the thrift store, a few new matchbox cars, and a cheap $1 electric racing game because he loves pushing buttons. Any other ideas? His sister (4 1/2) will have coloring books and a few crayons, books, 1 barbie, letter workbooks and maybe a color wonder or something. I really want what they do to be clean and easy to pick up. Any extra ideas for her? Oooh, maybe a yarn sewing thing or something...

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You can make your own sewing cards. Get a long pretty shoelace that still has its plastic tip or get some yarn and put glue or tape on the end to make a tip. Punch holes in old greeting cards or glue magazine pictures to cardboard and punch holes in that. If you draw, you can draw your own pictures and let the kids color them before "sewing" them.

Something like a kids' abacus is fun for young ones to play with. They like lining things up and moving them around. Many stores sell things like that.

If you can get a smallish "beads on wires" toy, your son might enjoy it very much. Basically, the toy is self-contained and the child moves colorful beads around on oddly-shaped wires. Even though it is beads, boys like playing with those.

Magnetic doodle boards (Magna-Doodle is the name brand, but smaller ones are often sold in dollar stores) are also good for trips.

Ooops, I almost forgot my parents' best trick for traveling with kids. We generally got a hot dinner at a restaurant, but always did a picnic lunch at a park. The parents relaxed while the kids ran around.

Be sure to save at least one toy as "new" for the ride home.

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Electric cars?

lew

I live in the uk, where there is a lot of talk about introducing new electric cars in place of petrol/diesel fueled cars.

I recently read about an electric Range rover and was wondering, do these electric cars offer less performance than petrol/diesel models?

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there have been electric cars that could happily drive at 100mph if you so wished.
Performance has not been the problem, for getting an electric car into production in the past
The main problem was the Oil companies bought up the patents.... It was not in the interests of the Oil Companies to mass produce a car with no need of oil.
But times are changing. We will soon see cars on our roads, with no emissions, some form of car that self charges as you drive.
The technology already exists, dynamos on the axles, solar panels, storage cells are getting more and more efficient.
new super bright LEDs on all the lights will reduce battery drain. The car will be lighter, new alloys and carbon plastics can be as strong as steel.

Imagine an all electric car with lower running cost, lower insurance and tax, perhaps even lower parking costs.

So if you want to see the cars sooner, make the politicians work , All new cars could be electric in less than 10 years, less than 5 if we push the governments and companies to do it.

So whats next????
Electric powered Aircraft? and pollution free skies
Lets make it happen

who invented electric cars?

Q. What country invented electric cars and which country uses them the most?

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Electric taxicabs were the first electric cars, built by the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company of Philadelphia starting in 1896, and used on the streets of New York to deal with the "horse pollution" of the day.
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The country with the most electric vehicles presently is probably the United States. There are several thousand hobbyist electric cars on the road in the US, joined in 2011 by several thousand Nissan Leafs and Chevy Volts.
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However, the lead in electric vehicles may not last long. China plans to invest over $15 billion in electric car infrastructure, and sales of the Leaf and Volt will target Europe in 2012, which is likely to be a prime market for electric vehicles - as gasoline is much more expensive in most countries outside of the US. Other electric vehicles in development at various car manufacturers have Europe and Asia as primary marketing targets.

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Should we all drive electric cars?

Q. Should we all drive electric cars? What are the advantages and disadvantages. This is my physics homework so I need some scientific answers aswell. Thank you :D

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Advantages: Electric cars offer no tailpipe emissions and therefore reduce the amount of smog and C02 in the atmosphere. Many studies have shown the negative health affects associated with air pollution created by internal combustion engines. A recent study from the University of Southern California has found a link between traffic air pollution exposure to autism in children.

In terms of physics, Electric cars are much more efficient than internal combustion engines. At best, internal combustion engines convert 35% of thermal energy from gasoline into motion at the wheels. Electric cars can be as much as 90% efficient. An example would be the Tesla Model S.

Electric cars also provide peak torque instantly and essentially maintain maximum torque through their entire rev range. Gasoline cars on the other hand have to build up to peak torque, and only maintain it for a short period of time, at which point torque decreases as RPMs increase.

Disadvantages: As it stands now, if every car on the road were electric a lot more coal and fossil fuels would be burned to produce enough electricity to support that many cars. Some argue this would be worse for the environment than the effects of internal combustion engines. Many electric car manufacturers debate this point saying a nationwide adoption of electric cars would allow them to evolve and use energy more efficiently, reducing the load on the grid.

Electric cars?

lew

I live in the uk, where there is a lot of talk about introducing new electric cars in place of petrol/diesel fueled cars.

I recently read about an electric Range rover and was wondering, do these electric cars offer less performance than petrol/diesel models?

Answer
there have been electric cars that could happily drive at 100mph if you so wished.
Performance has not been the problem, for getting an electric car into production in the past
The main problem was the Oil companies bought up the patents.... It was not in the interests of the Oil Companies to mass produce a car with no need of oil.
But times are changing. We will soon see cars on our roads, with no emissions, some form of car that self charges as you drive.
The technology already exists, dynamos on the axles, solar panels, storage cells are getting more and more efficient.
new super bright LEDs on all the lights will reduce battery drain. The car will be lighter, new alloys and carbon plastics can be as strong as steel.

Imagine an all electric car with lower running cost, lower insurance and tax, perhaps even lower parking costs.

So if you want to see the cars sooner, make the politicians work , All new cars could be electric in less than 10 years, less than 5 if we push the governments and companies to do it.

So whats next????
Electric powered Aircraft? and pollution free skies
Lets make it happen

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