Comments on: IBM Launches 500 Mile Range Battery Development Project http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/04/ibm-launches-500-mile-range-battery-development-project/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:45:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Essai de motos http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/04/ibm-launches-500-mile-range-battery-development-project/#comment-155121 Essai de motos Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:59:30 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1863#comment-155121 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: kent beuchert http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/04/ibm-launches-500-mile-range-battery-development-project/#comment-151475 kent beuchert Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:38:52 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1863#comment-151475 Household current isn't as low volume as impleuied. Fifty amps at 220 volts would pump out 11 kilowatthours per hour, or 100 (which is what a 500 mile range vehicle would nominally require) in less than 10 hours. But thats not the point. if and when 500 mile ranged vehicles arrive, with fast recharge capability, then so will power pumps at your local gas station. Make no mistake about it - the only recharge locations that make any economic sense will be found at your local gas station. That's what they are set up to do : refuel automobiles. Why would anyone pursue the totally brainless idea of creating all new refueling stations for electric autos? That's about as inefficient and nutty an idea as I can imagine. Household current isn’t as low volume as impleuied. Fifty amps at 220 volts would pump out 11 kilowatthours per hour, or 100 (which is what a 500 mile range vehicle would nominally require) in
less than 10 hours. But thats not the point. if and when 500 mile ranged vehicles arrive, with fast recharge capability, then so will power pumps at your local gas station. Make no mistake about it – the only recharge locations that make any economic sense will be found at your local gas station. That’s what they are set up to do : refuel automobiles. Why would anyone pursue the totally brainless
idea of creating all new refueling stations for electric autos? That’s
about as inefficient and nutty an idea as I can imagine.

]]> By: jwcrim http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/04/ibm-launches-500-mile-range-battery-development-project/#comment-151363 jwcrim Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:33:27 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1863#comment-151363 Quick charging would be a cleaner solution than battery swapping but would probably take longer and could clobber battery life. Battery swapping activity: http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2248833/tokyo-taxis-trial-battery-swap http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/renault-ev/ Quick charging would be a cleaner solution than battery swapping but would probably take longer and could clobber battery life.

Battery swapping activity:

http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2248833/tokyo-taxis-trial-battery-swap

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/renault-ev/

]]> By: jwcrim http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/04/ibm-launches-500-mile-range-battery-development-project/#comment-151348 jwcrim Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:04:59 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1863#comment-151348 Right. This would also allow you to routinely use up more charge in your typical daily driving than you replenish at night. Then when your 500 mile reserve gradually nears depletion, you can drive over to a quick-charge station (or a battery-swap station). For example someone who charges nightly and drives 50 miles per day (instead of less than 40 miles) might be able to go for more than a month between visits to a station. Right.

This would also allow you to routinely use up more charge in your typical daily driving than you replenish at night. Then when your 500 mile reserve gradually nears depletion, you can drive over to a quick-charge station (or a battery-swap station).

For example someone who charges nightly and drives 50 miles per day (instead of less than 40 miles) might be able to go for more than a month between visits to a station.

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