...and then there’s the question where the energy to heat the darn thing in winter comes from. I figure you’d need a couple of kWs at least. So you’ll be driving slower or not go very far...
20 posted on 05/08/2010 9:50:03 AM PDT by Moltke
(DOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the Big House - HOPE will get you 4 to 8 in the White House.)
Shhh.... Don't tell anyone. Here's my plan: I'm going to sell a tow behind battery charger, that runs on gasoline. You pull it behind your Leaf, and it charges the battery. It will also provide air conditioning in the summer. Waste heat will heat the Leaf in cold weather. It will extend your range from 50 miles, to 400 miles, so you can take it on vacations, and fill it up at regular filling stations.
What a plan!! Only $11,000.
21 posted on 05/08/2010 9:58:38 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage
(Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)