Doctor Drivel wrote:
http://www.teslamotors.com/

Made by Lotus and will do low flying. A saloon available in around 18
months time. Well by, by, internal combustion engine.

http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0...ory_page_prev2


(assuming you meant "Bye Bye", as in the end of the IC...

Still very limited - such that for most people it could not replace a
conventional IC car 100%.

$80,000 price?, say £55,000 on an optimistic $:£ technology ratio.

250 miles for a 2 seater driven frugally, then a specialised 3.5 hr
recharging time. Hmmm, there goes the weekend trips. Still, no boot
space to support a weekend trip.

The saloon is expected to have a significantly reduced range, due at
least in part to the increased weight. Less range (still with a 3.5 hr
recharge time) - less practical.

Oh, and if you think oil was scarce, try the Lithium used in the
batteries. Replace all ICs with lithium powered electric and I think
you'll hit a minor snag.

Maybe a nice toy for whacking around country lanes, and for the local
commute. Beyond that and it is simply not practicable.

Please note that I'll welcome the day that electric replaced IC - but
that day isn't here yet, nor will it be in 18 months with the release of
the saloon. With the recharging limitations of this technology you need
to be looking at something like a three-fold range improvement before
you can start scrapping the IC.

Close, but no cigar.


Whatever happened to hydrogen fuel cells?