EV Corridor Links LA and San Fran, “Fast” Charging Still Relative
September 25th, 2009 admin
Topics: electric cars (evs), fuel cells, green-movement, israel, roadster, take-hours, the-300, video
The biggest limitation on electric cars , as we know, are the batteries. They take hours to charge, and cannot travel nearly as far as gas-powered engines. So while California may be the center of the “green movement,” traveling the almost 400 miles between Los Angeles and San Francisco is impossible on electric power.
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brentgoinggreen (Brent Going Green) : RT @ClimateGroup: Telegraph: 5,000 subsidy to promote electric cars http://bit.ly/aP1p67 #UK #EVs #carbon.. Updated : 2010-07-29T09:49:23Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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