Comments on: You Want Electricity With That? The Electric Car Charging Problem

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:14:53 +0000

Different types of charging stations and plug arrays may become a thing of the past. A new type of technology known as a charging pad is gaining acceptance. While currently just becoming available for laptops, the charging pad charges the batteries of the electrical device placed on top of it. No wires or plugs need to be inserted into the laptop, and this should soon start affecting other rechargeable electronics.

Indeed, it is hoped that this technology will prove viable to being able to charge electric vehicles, whereby it could be incorporated into the slab of parking lots and parking garages.

By: Mary Catherine O'Connor

Mary Catherine O'Connor — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:59:09 +0000

I don’t understand why the Tesla charging stations need to wait for equipment/plugs needed to charge other car models…if other models of EVs exist, why don’t the charging devices?

By: hsr0601

hsr0601 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:15:35 +0000

1. The cost of running the vehicle should be 1 to 2 cents per mile, compared to 10 cents or more per mile to run a gas car.

2. How Can An Electric Car Travel 100 Miles For $1?
Please search http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/100-miles-per-dollar.php for informative details.
3. Applied to a different methodology from DOE formula, the notable EVs suffice to reach 200 to 300 MPG .

4. The vehicle-to-grid communication technology is helping the battery serve as a storage to prevent the costly blackout standing at about $90 to 100bn per year. That means utilities are shedding cost for additional storage facilities and ratepayers are selling electricity during peak demand so that EVs can make more economic sense, as we know.

5. Electric vehicles require little maintenance — no oil changes, for instance –. Better still, they can charge at work, the stores offering charge service.

6. Considered together, the atmount of emission is also much less than the counterparts.