To: dragnet2
There will be some who fight against electric vehicles, right up to the day they buy one. Takehisa Yaegashi, the inventor of the Toyota Prius recently said that battery technology and electric/hybird vehicles had reached their technology capabilities and that he expected new advances in gasoline/diesel technologies to surpass the mileage that electric/hybrid vehicles could reach.
So the father of the hybrid vehicle now admits that electric/hybrid vehicles are destined to fail and not reach mainstream acceptance.
67 posted on
02/16/2013 3:20:19 PM PST by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: usconservative
The last major advance in battery technology was more than
25 years ago. That was the invention of the Lithium ion battery. Unless a new major breakthrough comes along that enables high voltage/high energy batteries used to propel electric vehicles comes along, we're sure to see the end of electric vehicles.
This country needs a "manhattan project" to create the next new battery technology if we're ever to get to electric vehicles. (And I know a few people at Argonne National Labs, 30 minutes from my home doing just that. Even they say it'll take years, perhaps decades to achieve.)
68 posted on
02/16/2013 3:25:58 PM PST by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: usconservative
Takehisa Yaegashi, the inventor of the Toyota Prius recently said that battery technology had reached their technology capabilities Bull cheet...
82 posted on
02/16/2013 8:16:40 PM PST by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: usconservative
Takehisa Yaegashi, the inventor of the Toyota Prius recently said that battery technology and electric/hybird vehicles had reached their technology capabilities and that he expected new advances in gasoline/diesel technologies to surpass the mileage that electric/hybrid vehicles could reacHear the sound of the crickets from the U.S. media about this statement which is pretty radical considering the gummint policies, subsidies and propaganda. Nissan as well as Toyota have said "Sayonara" to the hybrid nonsense. Maybe Yugo will pick up the ball to satisfy the lone enthusiast above.
83 posted on
02/16/2013 8:22:37 PM PST by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: usconservative
Bill Gate
640K should be enough for anybody
Takehisa Yaegashi, the inventor of the Toyota Prius recently said
battery technology and electric/hybird vehicles had reached their technology capabilities
87 posted on
02/16/2013 8:30:16 PM PST by
ThomasThomas
(Normal isn't normal anymore.)
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