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Re: aptera 150 miles per charge

Re: aptera 150 miles per charge

Submitted by jstack6 on Sat, 02/02/2008 - 10:34.

athena,

  Back to your idea for a hybrid that is mostly electric with a back up engine of some type for heat and added range .

IE you wrote The combution engine permanently connected to a separate alternator, and a battery capacity capable of moving the vehicle 10 miles on electric power alone.  

That is what the new plug-in hybrids are aimes at. The series hybrid. You could drive all electric on short trips, 10,20 30,40 miles depending on battery types and cost , then have the alternate fuel engine to go farther the few times required and or for heat .

      This is also the goal of the new GM Volt E-Flex, but the possible availability is still 2010. Maybe it will come sooner. China is making one now called BYD that may be here in 2010 but will be in China later this year.

     The Prius is still the closest clean ride so far. It does still use an infernal gas engine but runs in a much cleanr mode and gets 60 mpg, about 3 times other cars. It's a very big step in a cleaner direction !

...solar stacks

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aptera 150 miles per charge By: jstack6 (21 replies) Mon, 06/04/2007 - 12:26