10-30-2006, 05:49 PM
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Location: Corinth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Antique & Collectable 302, C-4,Ford 9 inch
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I don't question the claims of the electric car's performance specs. I am skeptical of the test conditions. 150 miles on a single charge. Ok, Any hills in that 150 miles? How about wind? What was the temperature during the test? The capacity of a battery to produce electrical energy is the function of a chemical reaction, which is dependent upon temperature. Also no battery fully recharges. Our car batteries only have to charge up enough to turn a starter motor for a short time.
If you read the current articles on fuel cell technology and the hope of hydrogen, there is one more obstacle besides fueling stations. The size of the fuel tank. Hydrogen fuel tanks for cars will have to be enormous to produce a range of 300 miles like contemporary cars.
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Jerry
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