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Plugging in to the electric car revolution : Comments
By Jim Motavalli, published 24/12/2008The potential for electric vehicles has been talked about for decades: now they could finally become feasible.
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I would think that the majority of commuters would be well served by ebikes such as the Toshiba battery powered Schwinn Tail wind if there was separate bike lanes provided for bike commuters. The small compact battery pack of 1-2 kgs can be recharged in 30 minutes and would allow for 3-4 hours use with a range of 40 -60 km.
For the commuters which need to lug the kid around the 3 wheel solution ( a trike carrying 2 people) would be more useful.
And for the long distance commuters with serious transport needs and that are expecting to do some country driving we need to consider the 4 wheel ecar with all the problems associated with battery handling and charging, restriction in range, necessary infrastructure and complicated leasing plans for replacing batteries.
The ebikes and better bike paths should be implemented right away with only minor infrastructure investments. At least that would take petrol powered cars of our choked roads. See my recent article www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8319 for more info.