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Making Electric Vehicles Practical?

03/31/2008 1:25 AM

A different business model for implementing electric cars on a bigger scale.

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Re: Making Electric Vehicles Practical?

04/01/2008 11:12 PM

Takes time to develop.

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04/02/2008 6:17 AM

with such technology this would be the perfect time to incorporate intelligence using satnav and local maps to ensure speed limits are observed and control acceleration / braking to maximize energy usage instead of the brick feet that most drivers exhibit, external sensors to prevent collision with slow moving infra-red emitting pedestrians and cyclists and inter-vehicle communication to prevent drivers crashing into drivers and block flow to ensure efficient use of the road
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04/03/2008 7:27 PM

That will be sure to kill the idea. All we need is more of Big Brother watching us. Stinking Fascist-Socialists!

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04/04/2008 8:56 AM

no, we are watching each other. Someone tried to kill me again today.
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04/09/2008 9:11 AM

It'll only work on small scales. Infastructure is the key. The cost to build the changeing stations adds greatly to the overall cost.
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