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Originally Posted by blinkard
According to this site the T-Zero's range is 100miles. |
That was with the old lead-acid batteries. With lithium-ion it now has a range
in excess of 300 miles.
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Originally Posted by blinkard
According to this site the Solectria Sunrise never made it into production. They claimed 200 mile range on NiMH batteries. |
The Solectria holds the record for range in an EV,
373 miles. But this was back with NiMH batteries at only 65 Wh/kg. The new lithium-ion batteries are up to 220 Wh/kg, which means retrofitting such a vehicle with these would give it a range of about 1,260 miles - probably more like 800 miles in ordinary driving conditions.
As for longer trips with smaller batteries, just use a plug-in hybrid, or hire a
range-extending trailer from a garage if you just have an EV.