You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.

Latest

Greatest

Lobby

Journals

Options

Help

Reply #28: Don't get me wrong. I want EV technology to progress. [View All]

Printer-friendly format

Email this thread to a friend

Bookmark this thread

This topic is archived.

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)

lumberjack_jeff

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Oct-29-10 01:41 PM
Response to Reply #24

28. Don't get me wrong. I want EV technology to progress.

But there's a big engineering advantage to liquid fuels.

1 gallon of diesel has 38kwh of energy. That's 560wh/pound. A golf cart battery will hold 16wh/pound. Lithium Ion hold something like 100wh/pound.

The Tesla costs $110,000 because it uses the best available battery technology in the lightest possible chassis. And it only carries two.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010)

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate

About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.