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Air battery to let electric cars outlast gas guzzlers

Submitted by GregW on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 17:35

Electric vehicles have 3 problems which limit their usefulness as a general purpose replacement for an internal combustion engine vehicle.  This development holds out the hope of a solution to the range problem by 2020.


No news on time to recharge, or cost.

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21328466.200-air-battery-to-let-electric-cars-outlast-gas-guzzlers.html

"Revenge Of The Electric Car" – the DVD release

Submitted by GregW on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 17:33

See the official trailer at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRIu5a6Sb0

 

DVD release details:

http://www.revengeoftheelectriccar.com/_blog/The_Blog/post/Happy_New_Year%21_The_DVD_Release/

 

About the title: its a reference to Who Killed The Electric Car?,  a documentary about the EV1, an electric car produced by General Motors between 1996 & 1999.  All EV1s were were leased to consumers.  As leases came to an end, the vehicles were seized & crushed, despite offers from lessors to purchase.

Lots of video about all of the above on the 'Net, including YouTube & Wikipedia.

DUI: driving under influenza?

Submitted by GregW on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 17:29

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/health/dui-driving-under-influenza/424

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