Battery improvement for Electric Cars

[aztecwin]

This is one of the reasons I do not jump right on what appear like good ideas. When this concept becomes a option in production autos I will seriously think about it. Some of the ideas seem like they should have been considered before selling some of the early all electric cars. Reducing internal resistance seems like it should have been part of original thinking.

Duke

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[AztecBill]

We need battery / fuel cell plug-in hybrids. The fuel cell power could drive the car and recharge the batteries. But until h2 fuel is more widely available the plug-in option will operate the car. The big advantage over current hybrids is only having one engine instead of two, which current hybrids do. You could even make H2 when plugged in. Although it would only make sense if it was someone else's power, since it would be quite inefficient. But it would only be needed on a long trip.

[AlwaysAnAztec]

I am coming up on five years with my Leaf (all electric).  I love it.  It is my primary car for use here in SD.  With the last increase in electric rates it is now costing me $45.00 per month to run.  Maintenance costs are basically zero.

I still think the concept used by GM in the Chevy Volt was a great one.  One power train only.  The gas engine generates electricity and the wheels either get their traction from the battery or as a pass through from the engine.

[chris92065]

May 5, 2017 9:39:22 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

I am coming up on five years with my Leaf (all electric).  I love it.  It is my primary car for use here in SD.  With the last increase in electric rates it is now costing me $45.00 per month to run.  Maintenance costs are basically zero.

I still think the concept used by GM in the Chevy Volt was a great one.  One power train only.  The gas engine generates electricity and the wheels either get their traction from the battery or as a pass through from the engine.

It's the miles we drive that make a electric car near impossible for our needs.

Jealous.

[AlwaysAnAztec]

Jun 5, 2017 4:45:32 GMT -8 chris92065 said:

May 5, 2017 9:39:22 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

I am coming up on five years with my Leaf (all electric).  I love it.  It is my primary car for use here in SD.  With the last increase in electric rates it is now costing me $45.00 per month to run.  Maintenance costs are basically zero.

I still think the concept used by GM in the Chevy Volt was a great one.  One power train only.  The gas engine generates electricity and the wheels either get their traction from the battery or as a pass through from the engine.

It's the miles we drive that make a electric car near impossible for our needs.

Jealous.

Unfortunately, they are not for everyone yet.  I live in Rancho Bernardo and commute to downtown.  I don't need to recharge to make it round trip but I'm probably at the far end of what a single charge works with my vehicle.  The new ones coming on market all have a 200+ mile range.  Effective depends on hills, how fast you drive, etc.  Good luck.

[AztecBill]

Jun 5, 2017 9:55:21 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

Jun 5, 2017 4:45:32 GMT -8 chris92065 said:

It's the miles we drive that make a electric car near impossible for our needs.

Jealous.

Unfortunately, they are not for everyone yet.  I live in Rancho Bernardo and commute to downtown.  I don't need to recharge to make it round trip but I'm probably at the far end of what a single charge works with my vehicle.  The new ones coming on market all have a 200+ mile range.  Effective depends on hills, how fast you drive, etc.  Good luck.

All electric pollutes more on average, in the US, than gasoline powered cars.