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Topic: Battery swap stations for electric vehicles?
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Noise
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posted 07 November 2006 07:53 AM
Well Brian... I've read some of your other idea posts on this forum and think you're a lil off mark every so often... But this one has some degree of merit. Heh, that doesn't mean stop posting the ideas... For every good idea, theres bound to be several not so good.Mass manufacture cars that have a locked battery compartment the has an easily removable battery in it. Setup recharge stations across the nation... people stop at the recharge stations, swap out a used battery for a charged one and then be on your way (of course theres a price associated with the battery swap). Unfortunately I don't think battery technology is quite to this point as of yet... Batteries still grow old and have limited abilities to be repeatadely recharged without losing some degree to hold it's full charge. They're still big and bulky and difficult to remove from a vehicle. And lastly... I do not beleive we have any mass battery manufacturing capabilities either. Though battery technology will likely become a bigger and bigger thing as we move to more portable devices. Using disposable batteries as opposed to rechargeable is simply swapping one problem for another. I guess as an extention... It would likely best to have the electric engines with a non-removable battery on it (that can be recharged as the engine operates) and have that electric source supplemented with a removable power source. [ 07 November 2006: Message edited by: Noise ]
From: Protest is Patriotism | Registered: May 2006
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jester
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posted 07 November 2006 08:52 AM
Hydrogen technology will make battery rechnology for tansportation a losing investment.While hydrogen fuel cell technology is well advanced,the refueling technology has not kept apace.When this technology does permit cost effective hydrgen fuel cell vehicles,battery power will become redundant. Electric vehicles will still have a use in local area transport,in situations that can accomodate overnight charging. I believe a personal photo-voltaic cell charging system has merit.Even mounted on the vehicle. New generation PV cells may make these systems affordable.
From: Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain | Registered: Jan 2006
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