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To: ckilmer

They have a 200 mile claimed range.

Then it takes what an hour to recharge?


18 posted on 10/05/2014 6:56:08 PM PDT by NoLibZone (The bad news: Hillary Clinton will be the next President. The Good news: Our principles are intact.)
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To: NoLibZone
"They have a 200 mile claimed range."

Probably 98% or more of auto round-trips are in the 1-60 mile range. 200 miles is plenty before a recharge.
54 posted on 10/05/2014 7:27:47 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: NoLibZone

“Then it takes what an hour to recharge?”

So lets do some quick math here. a horse power is equal to 745.7 watts. That”s 6.214 amps. Assuming the car had 20 horse power, that would be 128.28 amps hours (at 120 volts) for every hour the car was driven.

Most houses in the United States don’t have an electrical service that would charge the batteries that fast.


56 posted on 10/05/2014 7:32:52 PM PDT by babygene ( .)
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To: NoLibZone

Maybe the electric motors are less waste heat. I suppose so, no radiator for cooling.

Turn on the AC or Heater and see how far you get.

Go up hill and see how it does. Face a stiff headwind and see what it does.


68 posted on 10/05/2014 7:47:48 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (There is no collateral damage.)
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To: NoLibZone
Then it takes what an hour to recharge?

Got infrastructure to recharge? ....No?.....???

101 posted on 10/06/2014 11:50:04 AM PDT by stboz
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