I have nothing but admiration for the Israelis for taking on such an ambitious endeavor.
With advances in batteries and ceramic motors over the next two (2) years, this will be a success the rest of the world will be jealous of.
Using the sun as a charging source, family transportation will be near zero cost. Imagine… I actually can.
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I have nothing but admiration for the Israelis for taking on such an ambitious endeavor.
With advances in batteries and ceramic...
Gary Miller
Jan 21, 2008 13:23
This is not the way to go...ripped off by gas stations..now charging stations?? do not think so...
Solar recharge as you... [MORE]
r wells
Dec 3, 2007 16:24
gentlemenIsrael's Electric Revolution is nothing new check my web site of the 1990swww.angelfire.com/nj4/streetrag/index3.htmlalso some of the patent listed are dating... [MORE]
Jack Marchand
Dec 11, 2007 22:53
You also might want to consider Apollo Energy System's Tri Polar lead cobalt battery, much less expensive to buy and... [MORE]
William Thompson
Dec 3, 2007 16:04
Battery replacement for batteries weighing 500-1000 lbs to be done every 100 miles would be highly impractical. So would be... [MORE]
Roger Pham
Dec 2, 2007 03:14
When you can charge up in less than 10-minutes with Altair's Li-Ion batteries?
With a proper charging station, which I'm sure... [MORE]
BJD
Nov 30, 2007 13:38
Battery technology is not as good as people think. Altairnano delivers more hype than real accomplishment. Phoenix Motorcar is bust.
Agassi... [MORE]
ED
Nov 30, 2007 15:08
There already is a battery known as NiMH which is what's powering all those RAV4 EVs you see in California,... [MORE]
Roy
Nov 30, 2007 15:24
For the Altair battery to take a 10 minute charge, the power of a small electrical substation is required. Agassi's... [MORE]
RP
Nov 30, 2007 17:06
His idea to swap batteries is based on the assumption that it takes at least 3 hours to charge a... [MORE]
EV Enthusiast
Nov 30, 2007 18:41
Why not test market the concept, in larger cities, with rental cars that can replace an expended battery vehicle with... [MORE]
Ken Bond
Nov 13, 2007 13:56
Israel invests a small fraction of its economy on a technology that could stop it from assisting in the funding... [MORE]
matthew veal
Nov 13, 2007 09:41
The naysayers are enamored with paying $100 plus for a barrel of oil ad infinitum. It would seem to me... [MORE]
Paul B. Evans
Nov 13, 2007 07:51
Make the vehicles hybrids with a smaller battery pack and RP's suggested wankel genset, but use ammonia as the fuel... [MORE]
William Thompson
Dec 3, 2007 15:21
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