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1,000 mile range electric vehicle announced

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by clett, Mar 2, 2006.

  1. clett

    clett New Member

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    I've been talking about lithium being used to make long range battery-electric vehicles for years:

    http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ecotech/lis3.htm

    And have been suggesting that somebody should showcase the potential of Lithium-Ion with a 1,000 mile range EV project for ages too....

    Now it seems that somebody's actually going to do just that! :)

    Kokam, a leading Lithium-ion battery company, have just announced that they are planning to demonstrate a 1,000 mile range battery electric vehicle.

    http://www.itsinternational.com/news/artic...m?recordID=8759

    B)
     
    #1 clett, Mar 2, 2006
  2. V8Cobrakid

    V8Cobrakid Green Handyman

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    Wow.. pretty cool. too bad GM scrapped the EV. My mom wanted to get one when they came out, but she just signed into a lease contract with a ford vehicle at the time. They stopped selling them when our lease was up. *shrug*..too bad. i wanted her to get the EV1 too. Kinda bursted my enviromental bubble till i saw the second generation prius :)

    That long of a range on an EV car would be really cool. I wonder what the charge time is. Maybe these newer technologies will give EVs a change again at the market... er.. one can hope.
     
    #2 V8Cobrakid, Mar 2, 2006
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    man i wish this was available now b/c i would cancel my prius order and buy that in a heartbeat. that is as long as it was reasonably price.

    mike
     
    #3 wakeman84, Mar 2, 2006
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    richard schumacher shortbus driver

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    Might be ready for prime time about when my 2004 dies.
     
    #4 richard schumacher, Mar 2, 2006
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