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    so far, most have been using Metal Nickel Hydride. Lithion ion is preferred, but they have a nasty potential for fire... at least in high usage applications like a car would be. I think once they solve that problem, they will be Lithium Ion or something else new.

    range depends on weight of course. The Tesla (another pretty sweet EV on the market) is supposed to be 200 miles.


    Most all are 100 miles.


    They are not highway cars. But perfect for getting around town.

    Ill do the convert first, since it will be easier and cheaper in my opinion
    and look at the EV next.
    Hydrogen is already on the way out I think, its sort of a dead horse already.
    Ever see that movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" ?
    Its worth watching, very sad how GM got bought out by the oil companys to axe their own EV program.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Vehi-Cross-Az View Post
    Ever see that movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" ?
    Its worth watching, very sad how GM got bought out by the oil companys to axe their own EV program.

    guess payback is a mother.. way way back when philadelphia had trolleys all over the city GM bought them and shut em down and replaced them with their own busses

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    There's a lot of grassroots EV development going on - most that I've seen were converted mail delivery jeeps using Optima batteries and golf-cart motors. Joe Black got me thinking about them by referring me to Makezine and showing me some sites where the process is detailed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    guess payback is a mother.. way way back when philadelphia had trolleys all over the city GM bought them and shut em down and replaced them with their own busses
    that wasnt payback, that was yet Another move on GMs part
    to make cars the only way to get around.
    they axed their own EV program as silently as possible
    watch that movie, its very informative.

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    Back in the early 50's , Los angeles and Long Beach, where I grew up, had a great electric trolley system that covered the whole LA basin. I am old enough to have ridden the big red Pacific Electric (PE) cars. GM paid the bribes and had the tracks pulled up. GM sold busses. End of public transet by rail in LA. Thanks GM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by newthings View Post
    Back in the early 50's , Los angeles and Long Beach, where I grew up, had a great electric trolley system that covered the whole LA basin. I am old enough to have ridden the big red Pacific Electric (PE) cars. GM paid the bribes and had the tracks pulled up. GM sold busses. End of public transet by rail in LA. Thanks GM.
    Roy
    I rode 'em in Phila.. Alot of the tracks were still there in the early nineties. They ran the old PCC trolleys from the thirties right till the end (88 or 89) I used to ride one on the way to school. I was facinated by the things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by etlsport View Post
    guess payback is a mother.. way way back when philadelphia had trolleys all over the city GM bought them and shut em down and replaced them with their own busses
    I think GM did this in most major cities: I know they did it here in Los Angeles too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vehi-Cross-Az View Post
    so far, most have been using Metal Nickel Hydride. Lithion ion is preferred, but they have a nasty potential for fire... at least in high usage applications like a car would be. I think once they solve that problem, they will be Lithium Ion or something else new.

    range depends on weight of course. The Tesla (another pretty sweet EV on the market) is supposed to be 200 miles.


    Most all are 100 miles.


    They are not highway cars. But perfect for getting around town.

    Ill do the convert first, since it will be easier and cheaper in my opinion
    and look at the EV next.
    Hydrogen is already on the way out I think, its sort of a dead horse already.
    Ever see that movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" ?
    Its worth watching, very sad how GM got bought out by the oil companys to axe their own EV program.
    Hydrogen dead???You can lease a Honda fuel cell car in L.A. now. 600 a month, and the equivalent of like 68 or 70 mpg. no emissions. Chevy is floating their hydrogen Equinox in DC this year as well. They're trying to get some infrastructure going. Iceland is the answer.(all that free geothermal electric...clean too...to produce the gas) Besides, with hydrogen we don't have to change the terminology...still goin to the gas station, to get gas. Roads will be kinda soggy though

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