Charging ahead to push electric cars

Just seen a programme on telly that introduces the electric car of the future

It's called a Honda Clarity

Just take in these facts folks and be converted

Uses compressed hydrogen for a fuel cell
Costs about the same as petrol
136 horse power
0 - 60 mph in 9 seconds
Recommended by Jay Lenno, comedian and car buff
Range 240 miles on one charge
Only emission water
Besides the wheels only 1 moving part, so little maintence


here is the official website
http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
 
I'm sceptical about its success. People frustrated by traffic slow down and then have to spend another 30 minutes charging. Unless we really don't have choice. :mad:

Staying positive, the good news is that somebody will find new way/battery for charging less than 5 minutes. :)
 
I took U.S. Electricar public in the early 1990's...and, yes, that's a fully electric, AC drive (Hughes Aircraft/GM) Consulier. And, yes, that's me in the Santa Claus suit (no comments, LOL).

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This is the 600 HP Zap Lotus at the L.V. Car show. 0-60 MPH in under 4 seconds. (took Zap public in 1994, ZAAP pink sheets)

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My DC powered Zebra running in a Bay Area Environmental race sponsored by Bank of America. A younger me with my wife, LOL.

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My friend, Leslie Nielsen (actor, Naked Gun, Airplane etc.) down in Daytona Beach with a demo EV used in an MTV promo.

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My friend, David Zucker (Zucker Brothers Productions) with his electric car...he calls himself the "Davy Crockett of Electric Cars" .. Always very supportive...had our car in Naked Gun 2 1/2

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I've "dabbled" in EV's for years. ZAP has cool Electric bikes and cars...we were a bit ahead of our time during Gulf war 1, and the Calif mandates didn't hold in 1998. Our "deal" with GM worked "ok" and we sold a few hundred EV's to various energy companies around the Country.

The public hasn't gotten past the fact that 90% of their driving is less than 80 miles per day, and that their daily driver should and could be a plug in EV, and that their gas car should be kept for longer travel.

And, yes, I agree that Detroit never really got behind the movement. And, yes, I agree that we "could" have much (much) better batteries and fuel cells. I've met with Ballard and others over the year, in my attempt to help jump start the industry. Mostly in vain.

Oh well, I don't care who takes credit for helping with alternative fuels, as long as we get to it sooner than later.

All the best,

Don

(sorry, just noticed the thread...brings back memories, LOL).
 
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We took delivery of the Tesla a week ago. Drove up the coast to Santa Barbara over the week end, 90 mi one way. Takes some getting use to but a great ride. 100 mph on frwy for the ducks of it early morning Sunday.

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Quite a car....a bit out of my price range, but super cool. How long to recharge on 110V, or can you use a 220V paddle?


Don :)
 
Quote from Don Bright:

Quite a car....a bit out of my price range, but super cool. How long to recharge on 110V, or can you use a 220V paddle?


Don :)
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hey don you any relation to that bright automotive company they just profiled on cnbc who is building electric cars?
 
People will accept change faster when it is economical to do so. Like it or not these alternatives have to be reasonably close economically to current options or mass adoption is highly unlikely.

The most humorous aspect of this whole debate is that electric cars are zero emission. Unless the source of the electricity fueling the cars is being produced from a lower cost source and lower emission source than current generating sources this one big waste of money.
 
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