Lithium is fully recyclable, right? We will be able to recycle virtually all the lithium batteries; just like we already are doing with poisonous lead acid batteries.

Neil

I saw one of these about a month ago, and I wondered what it was. It is fugly in person, that's for sure.

What is the logic that says loans can only go to projects that will succeed? If we had that attitude, then nothing new would ever happen.

Neil

When is the Honda Accord Hybrid Plugin going on sale?

Neil

The newest fuel cells only last about 75K miles, as I understand it, and they still cost a lot. The FCX Clarity has a ~4kWh battery as well.

"I'd love to have an affordable, efficient hydrogen car. I'd park it next to my unicorn." KarenRei

Neil

A bike shop can lace a new quick release hub into the wheel on your bike. And/or the handlebars can probably be made into a quick release?

Neil

Hydrogen fuel cell cars are actually EV's with hydrogen powered range extenders. The Honda FCX Clarity has a shorter range than the Tesla Model S. Hydrogen is a future energy source - and it always will be...

It takes 3.5X more electricity to make hydrogen than it does to just power an EV. Every house in the country has a way to charge and EV, and there are about 1,000X more EV charging stations that there are hydrogen filling stations.

What is the *capacity* of these 27 hydrogen filling stations? Some of them are limited to filling about 15 CARS/DAY.

Compressing hydrogen is a non-trivial task. Hydrogen filling stations cannot have ROOFS - a roof can trap leaked hydrogen and then they often explode. Good luck with that in snow.

Maybe Tesla will come out with the low aero drag wheels that they had worked on earlier? Smooth and flat wheels can reduce drag by 5-15% and that could add noticeably to the range. Tesla earlier had put the Cd of the Model S at 0.22 (if I recall correctly) and the production version is 0.24.

With smooth flat wheels, the range should increase 15-25 miles or so.

Neil

Slug-like looks? Really? They still need to tweak the looks, but the overall form is driven by good engineering. Low aerodynamic drag is how you get much longer range out of a smaller battery pack.

This car is picking up right where the EV1 left off, and I hope they can get to production model(s) as soon as possible.

Neil

Are the e-Golf and the Golf plugin hybrid considered separate models? Or are they not going to be sold here in the USA?

Neil

I would think that a rotary engine that drives a spinning generator would be a lot more efficient? Oscillating pistons have to be stopped and started wasting a lot of energy. Air springs have to have seals = more friction. A spinning generator would have a constant output; rather than pulses from this design.

Neil