http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/creative-ideas/is-this-the-car-of-the-future-lets-hope/ Increase Fuel Economy and Save Money at the Pump Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/creative-ideas/is-this-the-car-of-the-future-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-22244 billy Tue, 22 May 2007 14:44:09 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=82#comment-22244 It may be time for battery technology to advance. I've noticed with alot of battery powered devices, such as digital cameras and windows mobile devices, it seems that even though we're able to push the limits of nearly everything on these devices and make them do amazing things.. it seems we're not giving enough attention to battery technology and that needs to change. It may be time for battery technology to advance. I’ve noticed with alot of battery powered devices, such as digital cameras and windows mobile devices, it seems that even though we’re able to push the limits of nearly everything on these devices and make them do amazing things.. it seems we’re not giving enough attention to battery technology and that needs to change.

]]> http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/creative-ideas/is-this-the-car-of-the-future-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-4240 anonymous Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:15:18 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=82#comment-4240 as i read of the Tesla, it seems that part of the design is to create an environment that lets the lithium ion batteries last longer than they do in laptops, through air conditioning the batteries and coolant. I assume that the design issue would be, from the outset, to create an efficient car, and efficiency is not achieved at the pump. Anonymous above makes a very good point, but I believe that the researchers realize that there is no efficiency saved if making the car's batteries burns as much energy as running a gas powered automobile. There are some amazing things beginning to emerge in energy efficiency. I anticipate amazing things in the next ten years, as long as the research isn't killed by interests. The tesla or something like it is probably one of those innovations. I certainly hope it works. as i read of the Tesla, it seems that part of the design is to create an environment that lets the lithium ion batteries last longer than they do in laptops, through air conditioning the batteries and coolant. I assume that the design issue would be, from the outset, to create an efficient car, and efficiency is not achieved at the pump. Anonymous above makes a very good point, but I believe that the researchers realize that there is no efficiency saved if making the car’s batteries burns as much energy as running a gas powered automobile. There are some amazing things beginning to emerge in energy efficiency. I anticipate amazing things in the next ten years, as long as the research isn’t killed by interests. The tesla or something like it is probably one of those innovations. I certainly hope it works.

]]> http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/creative-ideas/is-this-the-car-of-the-future-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Brian Carr Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=82#comment-187 Not a big fan of lithium batteries? Not a big fan of lithium batteries?

]]> http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/creative-ideas/is-this-the-car-of-the-future-lets-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Anonymous Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:56:00 +0000 http://www.dailyfueleconomytip.com/?p=82#comment-186 You can put that $800 toward the 1,600 laptop batteries you'll need to replace after about a year and a half. You should be able to but 8 of them with it. You can put that $800 toward the 1,600 laptop batteries you’ll need to replace after about a year and a half. You should be able to but 8 of them with it.

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