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Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?

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From: Mauried
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 08:14
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On Mon, 19 May 2008 06:59:20 +0100, Eeyore
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

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>"David L. Jones" wrote:
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>> My home has a power point in the garage, doesn't yours?
>
>My home doesn't have a garage with power point or otherwise. To recharge an EV
>I'd have to trail a power lead across the footpath which is clearly ridiculous.
>That's if I can park directly in front of my own house which I usually can't.
>
>Here's one for sale in my road for nearly $1 mill that doesn't have one either.
>http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-18757154.rsp?pa_n=2&tr_t=buy
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>There is LESS THAN ONE car parking space per house (each house is about 13 feet
>wide).
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>You need to consider that not everyone lives in the USA where you have many
>acres per person of land space. The same problem also occurs in some US cities
>too.
>
>Graham
>

Peoole always for some reason assume that there are only 3  Car
manufactures in the world and that somehow they have all got together
in some to way conspire to not make electric cars.
The sad fact is that no one is making electric cars, at least not
electric cars that people want to buy. 
Why arnt some of the Asian manufacturers like Hyundai or Daewoo making
electric cars.
Same reason GM isnt, they arnt viable yet, and they wont be viable
until someone invents a low cost hi energy density battery.
Lithium Ions dont even come close .

Have you ever wondered why Toyota wont mass produce a PHEV version of
the Prius.
They have made one.
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