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Article #314Re: Electricity Situation
From: Mike Marion
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:25
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:25
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Kevin McMurtrie wrote: > I don't think battery operated cars will happen for another decade at > least. The problem with batteries is that they store the complete > chemical reaction. The better you make the battery, the more violent > its destruction will be. Lithium batteries already have a good enough > power/weight ratio to violently explode when damaged. Not to burst your bubble or anything, but you can buy 100% electric cars (which use batteries) today... and have been able to for a few years. I used to work with someone who owned 2 different electric cars a few years ago. I don't remember what the 2nd one was but one was a Zebra car. Sure they're not used on a massive scale yet, but they're entirely feasible and available. However, with our current electricity problem... ick. -- Mike Marion-Unix SysAdmin/Senior Engineer-Qualcomm-http://www.miguelito.org My pid is Inigo Montoya. You kill -9 my parent process. Prepare to vi.
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