Quote:
Originally Posted by TPI Monte SS
As far as the lithium ion battery technology itself, it's pretty sick. Example: my new cell phone. I charged it on Sunday, I think, and keep it on all day long. It's only down one bar, 6 days later. And, I have a Craftsman 19.2v LI battery for my cordless drill. That thing will run down into the red zone with nearly the same amount of power, then just shut down. And the charge lasts quite a while too. If they're using that sort of technology on the Volt, that's pretty damn cool.
And, my commute is 10 miles each way, maybe 13 if I carpool with my wife. If it could do 40 miles without using any gas, I'd be set for a couple of days. Cool!
|
Indeed Lithium Ion technology is a great thing...much lighter and more power at that.
IDK if many of you remember GM did make an electric car which was referred to as EV1 around 2000 I believe. It was a great car. It used a NiH battery setup which would allow the car to run about 120 miles. More than anyone could ever need. Even NiH batterys work pretty well. The reason the car was killed is really speculation. Some say big oil had a hand in it, but its one of those issues that has been swept under the doormat.
The car was so reliable being that the engine was basically maintenance free. Dealerships couldn't make any money in aftersales on them. The big cost of them was the battery pack, which still didn't cost more than an engine replacement, and was much less labor intensive.
Thinking about it I think a move to a totally electric car would be good also, given the way lithium ion battery technology is