Electric sports car goes 200mi on a 10min charge

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superchunk said:

Sam Yikin said:

superchunk said:
Overall I see no reason why we don't have electric cars now. If you read the history of cars you will see electric cars being produced every 30 years or so.

If we had focused on that tech from the beginning (i.e. the first time electric cars were around in the 19-teens) we would probably only have electric vehicles.

The last solid mass produced electric vehicles could go 300+ on a single charge. That is more than sufficient for nearly every single person. The only time that would become a possible issue is in long distance trips or current shipments by road.

Even then, you could plan your trip to accommodate a proper stop for eating or a sleeping at a hotel to let you recharge.

Read Tesla Motors vehicle description for more info on why people don't need a combustible engine. http://www.teslamotors.com/

$109,000.

Unless something miraculous happens, these won't be mainstream for a long time.

Tesla Motors is a ground up company. It is building its capital for mass production quatities and prices. In the next 2 years they will have a mass produced sports car similar to the one they already produce and a $40k-ish family sedan.

The point is GM and other companies had already started to mass produce electric vehicles that with the combined newer batteries and appropiate mass production the costs would dramatically come down over a few years. Thus, putting quality electric cars in the hands of the mass market in the 20k price range for a new vehicle.

I know I would spend up to $10k more for an purely electric version of a car, easy. When factor in the massive reduction in cost for fuel, even at prices from a few years ago, and the reduction in all the maintenance costs for various items that internal cumbustion engines require like belts, seals, oil, filters, etc, you could easily save $10k over a 5 year period.

Not to mention they are quicker, more durable, quieter, and obviously a zero emission vehicle is a good thing.

 

don't get too far ahead of yourself here. An electric vehicle is far from a zero emission vehicle. Apart from the cost in energy and hazardous materials in actually creating the batteries, the energy you use to power your car has to come from somewhere, often by burning oil, gas, and coal. All you are doing is moving the emissions away from the car and towards the power plants.