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]]> By: RockyMountainHigh http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/04/hyundai-i10-electric-car-unveiled/#comment-144451 RockyMountainHigh Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:50:34 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1827#comment-144451 Every new model that Hyundai has put out has flopped. However, they have all succeeded in the long run. That's because they put 5% of their effort into the initial introductory model and 95% of their effort into improving it over time. Hyundai has become a spectacular automobile manufacturer--I've spoken to several people in the industry who have worked with them and been amazed at how good they have become. If anyone can crack the BEV nut--it will be Hyundai. Meanwhile, their home market is far more desperate for EV's than the US market--it's a relatively small country with limited range needed, most driving in the big cities involves sitting in traffic jams, and gasoline costs $10/gallon. South Korea will be a great test-bed for EV's. And you better believe that the Korean government will do everything in its power to give Hyundai the upper hand in the home market. Every new model that Hyundai has put out has flopped. However, they have all succeeded in the long run. That’s because they put 5% of their effort into the initial introductory model and 95% of their effort into improving it over time. Hyundai has become a spectacular automobile manufacturer–I’ve spoken to several people in the industry who have worked with them and been amazed at how good they have become. If anyone can crack the BEV nut–it will be Hyundai. Meanwhile, their home market is far more desperate for EV’s than the US market–it’s a relatively small country with limited range needed, most driving in the big cities involves sitting in traffic jams, and gasoline costs $10/gallon. South Korea will be a great test-bed for EV’s. And you better believe that the Korean government will do everything in its power to give Hyundai the upper hand in the home market.

]]> By: RockyMountainHigh http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/04/hyundai-i10-electric-car-unveiled/#comment-144449 RockyMountainHigh Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:43:31 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1827#comment-144449 Thunder Sky makes LiFePo batteries. THey are not li-polymer. They are also notoriously awful in terms of quality control. A new company in the U.S. called International Battery licensed the Thunder Sky patents and will soon be making the same batteries that will be able to meet U.S. auto market specifications. Thunder Sky makes LiFePo batteries. THey are not li-polymer. They are also notoriously awful in terms of quality control. A new company in the U.S. called International Battery licensed the Thunder Sky patents and will soon be making the same batteries that will be able to meet U.S. auto market specifications.

]]> By: RockyMountainHigh http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/04/hyundai-i10-electric-car-unveiled/#comment-144442 RockyMountainHigh Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:35:43 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1827#comment-144442 Can you imagine how much energy is wasted in compressing a gas to 3600 PSI? I would guess that the compression (and resulting thermodynamic "makeup" required to get the extremely cold de-compressed NG back up to usable temperatures) would cost about half of the energy value of the NG that came out of the Earth. Can you imagine how much energy is wasted in compressing a gas to 3600 PSI? I would guess that the compression (and resulting thermodynamic “makeup” required to get the extremely cold de-compressed NG back up to usable temperatures) would cost about half of the energy value of the NG that came out of the Earth.

]]> By: solo http://gm-volt.com/2009/09/04/hyundai-i10-electric-car-unveiled/#comment-144245 solo Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:35:34 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1827#comment-144245 I don't think the world of motoring is changing before our eyes just yet. All these cars have a very very limited appeal to a small number of mostly urban buyers who don't depend on a car for daily transportation. Gas and diesel powered cars will be the biggest chunk of the market for many years, followed by hybrid cars like the Toyota, Ford, Honda offerings. Next will be cars like the Volt, and finally fully electric cars that very few people will want given the cost and lack of range. I haven't seen anything that will change this mix, including 4 to 6 dollar a gallon gas because there are simply no viable (yet) alternatives to gas and diesel power. I don’t think the world of motoring is changing before our eyes just yet. All these cars have a very very limited appeal to a small number of mostly urban buyers who don’t depend on a car for daily transportation.

Gas and diesel powered cars will be the biggest chunk of the market for many years, followed by hybrid cars like the Toyota, Ford, Honda offerings. Next will be cars like the Volt, and finally fully electric cars that very few people will want given the cost and lack of range. I haven’t seen anything that will change this mix, including 4 to 6 dollar a gallon gas because there are simply no viable (yet) alternatives to gas and diesel power.

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