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Imagine an electric car with the same acceleration capability as a gas-powered sports car, or ultrafast rechargeable “batteries” that can be recharged a thousand times more than existing conventional batteries. According to physicists at North Carolina State University, all of these things are possible, thanks to their research on a polymer – or plastic material – that when used as a dielectric in capacitors may allow the capacitors to store up to seven times more energy than those currently in use.
Don't forget about "Who Killed The Electric Car".
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=who+killed+the+electric+car
http://www.pbs.org/cgi-registry/mediaplayer/videoplayer.cgi?playertype=realmedia&speed=hi&;playeraddress=videoplayer.cgi;media=%2Fmedia4%2Fnow%2F223%2Felectric-car-lo.rm%2C%2Fmedia4%2Fnow%2F223%2Felectric-car-hi.rm%2C%2Fnow%2F223%2Felectric-car-hi.wmv%2C%2Fnow%2F223%2Felectric-car-lo.wmv;title=Who%20Killed%20the%20Electric%20Car%3F;playertemplate=%2Fnow%2Fmedia_player%2Fvideo.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/25/paul.commentary/index.html
My current electric vehicle, a Toyota RAV4 EV, also was discontinued a few years ago. This car costs me the equivalent of 60 cents a gallon to run. I never need to get a tune-up, change spark plugs or add water to the batteries or oil to the motor. The only maintenance for the first 150,000 miles is to rotate my tires. This car is quiet, fast and emission free. I plug it in every night at home, and it charges on off-peak energy.
Even if it were getting power solely from electricity derived from coal -- a common criticism of electric cars -- my vehicle uses 50 percent less carbon dioxide than a 24 mpg gas car (for a summary of more than 30 studies on the emissions of electric cars, hybrids and plug in hybrids, go to http://www.sherryboschert.com/FAQ.html). When I have to get new batteries, which I expect I'll will be when my car is 10 years old, the old ones will be over 90 percent recyclable.
http://www.ev1.org/
Last edited on Sat Jul 21st, 2007 04:12 pm by Joe Kelley