Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: Eeyore
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: Good enough electric car available?



News wrote:

> "Eeyore" wrote
> > Anthony Matonak wrote:
> >> Mauried wrote:
> >> ...
> >> > The greatest hurdle in making electric cars wont be the making them ,
> >> > but selling them.
> >>
> >> I agree but not for the reasons you state.
> >>
> >> > How do you convince Joe Average that they have to pay more for an
> >> > electric car which has less range, lower top speed, no heating or air
> >> > cond, and cant be filled up in 5 minutes at any gas station.
> >> > And this electric car wont be able to tow the boat or caravan and
> >> > carry all the kids and wife on the annual holidays.
> >>
> >> A modern electric car using lithium batteries can be built to go
> >> 250+ miles on a charge, recharge within a reasonable time and
> >> have better performance than most any sports car.
> >
> > Unfortunately it won't be at a price that most ppl can afford.
>
> As it stands - mass production, etc, etc, proces drop, etc, etc.

Rubbish. Talk like that is cheap and simply shows you haven't a clue.

You could perhaps make the Tesla for say $50,000 or even $40,000 instead of
$80,000 if you were making hundreds a a week but not for $20,000.

Graham