Tesla Anyone?
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Leading the field - have read though the article and it's amazing how battery technology is improving but unless the price is competitive I'd wait until new generations of batteries bring about faster charging times and greater duration.
Anyone know about the serviceability of the batteries - how long they last and whether the type, frequency and length of charging affects the life of the battery. Very impressed by the Mitsubishi Hybrid Outlander but concerned about future costs of battery replacement.
Anyone know about the serviceability of the batteries - how long they last and whether the type, frequency and length of charging affects the life of the battery. Very impressed by the Mitsubishi Hybrid Outlander but concerned about future costs of battery replacement.
I got to have look around one of these in St Anton at the back end of December. They were doing a 'Soft marketing launch' and driving them around the center - I kept thinking it was a Maserati when I caught it from the corner of my eye.
They look great in the flesh and the interiors look like they would happily match that of any mid ranged Merc / BMW / Audi. So if they get the pricing right and the batteries / servicing stack up I think they could grab some saloon market share.
They look great in the flesh and the interiors look like they would happily match that of any mid ranged Merc / BMW / Audi. So if they get the pricing right and the batteries / servicing stack up I think they could grab some saloon market share.
Looks like a Maserati.
Can anybody explain to me in really simple terms why these battery powered cars cannot power themselves and charge their own batteries while running along the road?
I had a push bike when I was younger with dynamo lights on it, when you moved the wheel turned the dynamo giving you power to the lights.
Is it really majorly different.
I can understand that it would be difficult to get a full charge into it but surely when its rolling it can generate power to recharge its own batteries.
Why arnt they making the roofs of these cars out of solar panels either to aid battery charging?
Can anybody explain to me in really simple terms why these battery powered cars cannot power themselves and charge their own batteries while running along the road?
I had a push bike when I was younger with dynamo lights on it, when you moved the wheel turned the dynamo giving you power to the lights.
Is it really majorly different.
I can understand that it would be difficult to get a full charge into it but surely when its rolling it can generate power to recharge its own batteries.
Why arnt they making the roofs of these cars out of solar panels either to aid battery charging?
Nictrix said:
Short answer is they do..
Basically as soon as you take your foot off the accelerator it starts regenerative breaking (which charges the batteries) a bit like engine braking but with much more stopping effect. When you touch the break even more regenerative breaking added to the power of the actual brakes.
Basically the only time the car moving and is is not regeneratively braking is when your foot is on the accelerator.
If your question is why it cant charge the batteries when you are accelerating............ Well we just need to think into it a bit more...
In accelerating you are actually using the batteries to propel you forward; using the forward motion to charge the batteries will slow you down so you cant do both at the same time
I'd have one. Though I'd prefer top of the range with a Ludicrous Speed upgrade. However reference to the Mondeo is quite relevant - I suspect that company car schemes will jump all over this and they could become as common as every other rep car. Huge benefits to being able to say you have a zero emissions fleet, reduced road fund and servicing costs. It's a no-brainer.
John002 said:
Yeah... Though I don't want one instead of my Z. If it still works and I've not been fortunate enough to be able to afford something to trade up to that's worth it, then I'll happily pay the £1,000+ VED that it'll probably cost by then to continue driving it
Hmm, looks like an jag xe which is no bad thing... The thought of a tesla type car is growing on me but looking forward to what Apple do, if rumours are to go by.
Interestingly, BMW are also developing their hydrogen powered cars too - definitely straddling the energy fence there
Interestingly, BMW are also developing their hydrogen powered cars too - definitely straddling the energy fence there
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