[paul.fr]

Paul, Pardon my sarcasm, no need to apologise. It was to me a very interesting link. I love to see high performance electric cars in action

Phew, for one moment there I had the impression that people thought I know something about...anything!

[DoctorBeaver]

Paul, Pardon my sarcasm, no need to apologise. It was to me a very interesting link. I love to see high performance electric cars in action

Phew, for one moment there I had the impression that people thought I know something about...anything!

Don't be silly  []

[Chemistry4me]

Paul, Pardon my sarcasm, no need to apologise. It was to me a very interesting link. I love to see high performance electric cars in action

Phew, for one moment there I had the impression that people thought I know something about...anything!

But I did

[teragram]

Re:- the problems of charging battery powered cars:-

Referring once more to the “Top Gear” feature on the “Tesla”, (the only “real” data that I have) Mr. Clarkson admitted that the Tesla would manage 55 miles on a full charge. I understand that there is some dispute with the makers about this, but let’s not forget that this was the range whilst driving at RACING CAR SPEEDS. I think the average speed was about 110 mph. At more practical speeds a much greater range could be expected, maybe 165 miles to use easy figures, which, with 53KWh battery, means 0.3Kwh per mile.
Let’s say the average commuter journey in the UK is 50miles return (I think it’s actually less than this). After returning home from a day’s work then the car will have consumed about 17 KWh of energy. Allowing 70% for battery and charger, it will need 24.3 KWh to return to full charge. If the only outlet available was a 13Amp socket (3KW max) the battery could be charged in just over 8 hours. This could be comfortably accommodated overnight whilst the car is idle, and without going to a “filling” station. If an occasional trip exceeds normal usage, the next overnight charge, without necessarily completely replenishing the battery, would supply enough charge for the next day’s commute. In my case,  the overnight charge for such usage would be 7 hours at 5.2pence/unit, and say 2 hours at 16pence/unit, or about 70 pence. Don’t forget that a dedicated circuit could be installed which could achieve shorter charge times (although still a number of hours).
In the (I hope not too distant) future, if the battery becomes severely discharged, or long journeys are necessary, charging stations will be available for fast and complete charging, or maybe for an automatic battery change (perhaps batteries will be leased). Such recharging stations will need to supply huge amounts of current, but such demands are not unusual even today.
A further advantage for idlers like me (retired) is that it is technically possible that when my car is not being used in the daytime, it’s battery (charged at overnight rate cost), could supply some of my domestic electricity usage, at a cost of one third of normal day rate. If this practice became common, it would also help support national grid fluctuations caused by variability of renewable generation, or perhaps participate in micro-generation schemes.   

[teragram]

Addendum:-
My mistake, the price should 3 times 70 pence, about £2.1. I thought that was cheap. Still cheaper than Diesel though.

[erickejah]

http://www.elektor.com/news/fastest-electric-car-in-the-world.831448.lynkx?utm_source=UK&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news this is fast.

[LeeE]

Ah yes - that's the one I linked to on the first page of this thread.

[erickejah]

i dont think they are exactly the same

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[LeeE]

Nope, you're right, they're different colours.

If you'd read the article I linked to, which was about the electric version, you'd have learned that it used the body shell and suspension from the IC version, which was illustrated, and clearly identified as such.

[erickejah]

I wish a have a revolutionary $invention$ to buy two. []