Re: Electric Vehicles all over the WORLD

Why are we trying to replace the present auto with the equivalent performance for an electric?   I think that if we are already encouraging the use of light train, we should be designing something to compliment the train system.

Why don't we build a little vehicle capable only of 30 mph and short range, for transport from the station to a final destination?   If a fleet of these vehicles were available, the regular car could be eliminated from city center, and train stations would not have to be so close together.  This would make the train trip more enjoyable and efficient with fewer stops.  Trains could be hydrogen powered with the need for very few fill up places.  The cars would be very cheap to build and could probably use lead acid batteries.

With only little, slow cars in the city, the insurance rates would be low, and if treated as a fleet they could be maintained with canabilized parts.  If they were all fitted with GPS and could be linked together - perhaps like shopping carts - and taxis drivers were employed to make sure that vehicles were available at sites as needed, we might  find the experience fun.