Electric Cars

mmmmmm Electric cars...... (insert drool here)

I have been following the electric car movement for a while now and some major progress has been made in a very short time period. its not so much if they can make them viable, just how quickly a manufacturer can roll em out. and of course battery technology, always changing and getting better is really what is holding us up. The electric motor has already been at a solid technological level for some time now, however battery technology has only recently been pushed by investments and capital over the last couple of years.

We now have batteries that with a special 240Kw charger can be charged to 95% in 10 minutes giving you approx 100 mile range, however the range could be increased to almost double for a bit more on the sticker price, these particular batteries exist on the new 4 dr truck by Phoenix Motorcars available to California this Spring with limited production at 500 trucks and next year to 6000.

Still my favourite Electric car has to be the Tesla Roadster partially dependent on the Tesla name ( Nikola Tesla )and who he was. However the design and specs of this car speak for themselves with a 250 Mile range and 0-60 mph in 4 seconds this car touts better stats then probably 90% of the race cars out there and a lot better mileage given these stats comparatively, however unlike the Phoenix charging system the Tesla roadster is still charged over longer periods of about 4 hours, however if you can do this overnight in your garage, who cares. Make sure you check out there site, if anything for the pictures alone, this car is beautiful.

Recently I've also come across some interesting ideas such as 'Buy the car but lease the battery'. This could change things because the majority of concerns over electric cars are the batteries and there potential life spans. And with a lot of Battery companies competing to be the next technology used in Electric Cars you can never just tell where were gonna end up.

If you don't know the Electric car history or even if you do, you must check out the movie "Who killed the electric car"

Some other cars that are making some good waves
- Toyota Prius with Plug in option from Cal Cars
- Chevy Volt , just give me one with a Bio Diesel Generator instead and we might have a deal
- Toyota FT-HS could come out alright however its more of a hybrid concept
- Tango and you thought my Smart car was Small

I'm sure I'll post more on electric cars as they make more and more headway into a real market situation.