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Originally Posted by gpsman1
What you forget is LiIon take TWICE as long to recharge as discharge... and have a nasty habit of catching on fire or exploding under high current conditions.
This, for the large part, make them unsuitable at this time for vehicle use.
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Can I remind you that the latest lithium ion batteries recharge to 80% in just
1 minute, and fully charge in 5 minutes. At least three different companies have these now. You can read about Toshiba's here:
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2005_03/pr2901.htm
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Originally Posted by gpsman1
and have a nasty habit of catching on fire or exploding under high current conditions.
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Please take a look at this video:
http://www.valence.com/SafetyVideo.asp
Given the right electrode material, you can shoot, pierce, flame, crush and overcharge Lithium-ion with no ill effects whatsoever.
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Originally Posted by gpsman1
This, for the large part, make them unsuitable at this time for vehicle use.
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Except that Toyota have already been using Lithium-ion in the Toyota Vitz in Japan for years now. And Nissan used them in the Altra and Hypermini vehicles too. Also currently used in the Venturi Fetish, E-Drive plug-in Prius conversion, T-Zero and Wrightspeed X-1.
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Originally Posted by gpsman1
SO... unless you get electricty from Hydro or Nuclear.... EV's are NOT feasible at this time.
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Even when the electricity comes from the worst source of all - coal - the total pollution and primary energy used is LESS with an EV than an equivalent gasoline or diesel car, both in terms of CO2 and other pollutants.
Oh, and of course the EV has waaaay cheaper fuel costs.
Sounds quite feasible to me.