London - Edinburgh by Electric Car BBC

iolanthe07

The eventual answer will be exchangeable battery packs. Changing packs need only take a minute or two.

Lum

It's quite easy to knacker a battery in an unnoticeable way. It's also a lot harder to test than, say, a gas bottle.

PsiDOC

This I can see as a bonus for some that like myself that commute 5 - 6 miles each way to work everyday then doesn't really use the car regularly in the evenings. But for intercity travel? Nah not at the moment.
Psi

peter_the_piper

The thing to remember is that its at the stage the petrol engined car was at in 1900 ish. Give it the same sort of timescale for development and then the car will be viable.

goldspanners

iolanthe07 wrote: »

The eventual answer will be exchangeable battery packs. Changing packs need only take a minute or two.

i've mentioned this a few times.
an automated battery changing system that fits a generic battery to electric vehicles. drive the car over a pit and a machine will remove your battery and fit a fully charged one.
customer will pay for battery rental rather than a charge.

charging centres will obviously add costs to rental to pay for damage and to recharge batteries.

the companies making the electric cars should be given a specification to work to from a governing body about battery changing systems if they want thier product to be added to the government electric car discount scheme.

just my thoughts.

smoky_joe

But if that journey was to be made with a more direct route then mabe it might have been better;)

Anyway magnetic motor might be a better option
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iKPj4IMiQ