september 13th, 2009 Nissan electric car under the hood
The latest prototype car is based on the same platform as the Nissan Leaf production electric car that will go on sale next year. It has a top speed of 140kph and a range of over 160kms.
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september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Now, let’s power our GRID with renewables! Then, and only then, will this be “zero emmissions”.
We can do this!
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Japanese are geniuses ! Brilliant!
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
The Clue Plane is at your gate. You may board:
1) not all power comes from coal.
2) Even with coal plants only, the EV’s are less polluting and more efficient than gas-cars (20% efficient on their best day).
3) It’s easier to control the efficiency and cleanliness of a few power plants than millions of individual ones.
Return your seat to the upright position.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Yeah that would be great but I think there are too many problems with H2: Not very efficient; hard to create; hard to store; hard to transport; corrosive; explosive; etc
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Excellent TayouJin! Exactly! I think many overlook your #3.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Yes Raggioazzura, good point - electricity is generic and many things can produce it. That is a great benefit for electric cars.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I’m all for electric cars. But xmykro, charging a car, or anything electric you plug in, will make the power plant have to produce more electricity. Don’t get ridiculous, have a reasonable discussion.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Good analysis bongo!
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I am. I do know how we keep our power plants powered. And because we consume so much electricity during the day these power plants waste a lot of energy at night because it’s cheaper for them to keep the turbines moving. So now we can use that wasted energy for these cars.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I didn’t say anything about how efficiently the car uses the energy. Maybe you should look at how we keep our power plants powered and take into consideration how much electricity we already consume in this country. Then imagine it with several million of these electric hog cars.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Wow buddy you couldn’t be any more wrong. Electric cars are about 80 to 90 percent efficient, while gasoline cars are about 30 percent. Power plants waste energy at night because of the low demand, and that’s when most of these cars charging, the’ll be putting that wasted energy to good use.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
leaf why dont they come with a car company called earth insteaof this eletric battery crap which no there jus gonna be recycling meanig putting these so called great eltric back into the ground like those compacted garbage mounds they call auto salvage yards they jus melt down into scrap heap hydrgen powerd car is more reasonable and reliable than recharging a car
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Do you know how much exhaust pollution is created by cars in traffic jams, or waiting at traffic lights?
At least powerstations contact the pollution all at one location and stations by law are required to install extremely expensive ’scrubbers’ to their chimneys.
Also remember that power can be generated by renewable energy sources: solar, wind, wave etc…try that with crude oil!!
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Did you tards ever think of how much electricity these cars use? Do any of you know how power plants are run? How much energy is wasted? Cars like these waste more energy than those that run on fossil fuels
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I cant wait to get away from these CS’s who run oil companies.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
people seem to forget that petrol engines aren’t very efficient and lose alot of the stored energy with biproducts such as heat etc. But with an electric engine the power is used 80% more efficiently and in the future most of the electricity grid will be harnessed from renewable energy
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I’m a biker myself, but I’m rational enough to acknowledge that cars have their place. We may as well make the cars as good as possible because they’re not going away.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Interesting…This false argument just won’t die.
1) not all power comes from coal.
2) Even with coal plants only, the EV’s are less polluting and more efficient than gas-cars (20% efficient on their best day).
3) It’s easier to control the efficiency and cleanliness of a few power plants than millions of individual ones.
4) Since electricity is universal, you could buy the car, then buy solar panels to charge it, thus no emissions at all.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
ELECTRIC CAR + SLOAR POWER = FREEDOM ! bravo nissan especialy for INDUCTIVE CHARGING a have a tothbrush caled Oral B Vitality that use exactly this technology and this also means WIRE FREE CHARGING ! BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO !
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I am for electric cars, we cant depends oil for life.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
so when everyone in the world plugs in their car the coal plants still burn the same amount of coal?
interesting…
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I would much rather have a hydrogen based vehicle.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
Buy a bike.
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
everyone has mustangs now…
so overdone
september 13th, 2009 at 04:29
I didn’t say anything about gas, dumb fuck.
If the car is not charged a you really need to go somewhere, you can’t.