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To: mrsmith
All-electric cars are expensive toys for ‘regular’ driving.

I'm not talking about a battery powered car, but rather electric propulsion.

138 posted on 01/28/2015 4:26:56 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

http://berc.berkeley.edu/storage-wars-batteries-vs-supercapacitors/

They’re working on it...

“The main shortcoming of supercapacitors is their low energy density, meaning that the amount of energy supercapacitors can store per unit weight is very small, particularly when compared to batteries. Additionally, the cost of supercapacitor materials often exceeds the cost of battery materials...”


141 posted on 01/28/2015 4:37:42 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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