In the rush to make electric cars now, please keep in mind that the Wisconsin motoring public needs heat--and lots of it for about 5 months of the year. Plan on enough heat for -25 below Fahrenheit. Make sure the batteries can survive also. In summer the relative humidity is usually 80-90% for 4 months. Need AC or the idea is dead. Will need much more than the "new" Prius solar powered ventilation (fan). Please solve and I'll be on-board for the electric car. Good Luck Engineers. Chris C 90 MV ------------------------------------------------------ Well, we know how to make electric cars now. And 70 miles on a charge is more than enough to serve the needs of the vast majority of drives. What about cross country trips? Well, like most, I like my cross country trips. But, batteries WILL get better. And, we really ought to be riding cross-country in coaches pulled by TA-DA -- Diesel-ELECTRIC, or pure electric rail engines. When we get nearly to our destination, pick up the rental electric car if public transport won't get us there. If we actually DID the things described above, we'd be able to use heavier duty vehicles when we really needed them. I might even be able to keep my camper, if I could keep it operable, and drive it about as much as I do now (it hasn't left the drive in three weeks -- but going tonight to a secret migratory bird corridor about 50 miles from home, on private land. Whee!). Dave |
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