"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 20/01/14 13:56, tony sayer wrote:
In article , Terry Fields
scribeth thus
harryagain wrote:


"Terry Fields" wrote in message
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Run a car on electricity? You must be mental...

It works very well.

Within its limited range, limited speed, limited accesories, long
charge times and *hugely* expensive replacement batteries.

As you obviously don't have one, how would you know?

I don't need one to know about their shortcomings.


And they won't be really viable until the prime power problem is fixed
and that doesn't look like happening anytime soon;(...

As good as electric transmission is even!...

lithium AIR batteries have te right sort of energy density IN THE LAB to
make a car range of 800 miles and even make a sort of twin otter style
electric aeroplane possible.

I'm surprised by that. The Twin Otter has a pair of fairly substantial turbo
prop motors, and carries what? - about 12 people plus the driver and his
mate ? Would there still actually be any room for the passengers, and could
you build electric motors with comparable power to the turbines, that would
fit in the same space on the wings ?

Arfa