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polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/electric-porsche-911-ruf-germany.php

0-100 kph in less than 7 seconds ... range per charge 250-320 km

someone can verify my math - but based on the notion that 35 million kwh could power this car 3,500 times around the earth ...

3,500 x 40,000 km = 140,000,000 km / 35 million kwh = 4 km/kwh

so assuming it requires about 75 kwh to charge the car to go 300 km at a premium rate of 8 cents per kwh = $6 to charge ... mostly done at night when power requirements are at its low ...

seems like a no-brainer to me ...
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  • Strangest TribeStrangest Tribe Posts: 2,502
    what kills me is that this technology has existed for at least 10 years...

    Just goes to show the power of oil.
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Ruf is doing this, i'm very interested. As the article said, it won't sound as good as a combustion engined 911. But it's a start.

    I'm curious to know why they went with the 997, they added the extra weight in the front so i'm guessing the car won't handle the same. But I can't wait to take one for a drive. Whenever it's released.

    The Americans are coming out with a few electric cars, they had some major issues with over heating which I think they recently sorted out. But those are by no means sports cars and will probably break down anyway :D

    How about hydrogen powered cars? They are working on solving whatever problems they have. I think Hydrogen and/or electric cars are what we will be seeing and what will work out best.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0lrlXpWNm4

    BMW has been working on it for years, also has Honda.

    Honda is bringing something called the FCX out in limited numbers.

    http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    i doubt porsche would put their name on it if it didn't handle accordingly ... hydrogen is a dud unless we move to more micro-levels of power generation ... electric is definitely the way to go as i think battery technology is moving much faster than hydrogen ...

    check out the tesla roadster ... they are in production and they are like 3 years back ordered ...
  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    Video of the eRuf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw0W5Qbff58

    I like the Telsa, it's fast, looks good. But I think Hydrogen will have it's place in the mass market some day. But of course it has many obstacles right now.

    and you know, if the Germans and the Japanese are working on Hydrogen for the future of transport. I would not bet against them.

    Anyway it's all interesting, whatever is the future of the car, I hope they are stil fast,handle,look and sound good. At the same time being clean running.

    It would be very sad if all we had were a prius sorta car. no passion, no fun.
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    well ... i think manufacturers are still banking on servicing and parts ... electric would not require the maintenance as a hydrogen engine ...

    also - i think there needs to be the simultaneous move to more renewables ... if we continue to use coal to power the cars - electric makes no sense ...
  • yokeyoke Posts: 1,440
    the problem with electric is that the government can't really tax us on it, unbless they firgure out a way to tax the electric companies more. They want us to go to a gas station(or hydro station etc..) to fill our cars and trucks. They don't want you recharging at home.
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  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    polaris wrote:
    well ... i think manufacturers are still banking on servicing and parts ... electric would not require the maintenance as a hydrogen engine ...

    also - i think there needs to be the simultaneous move to more renewables ... if we continue to use coal to power the cars - electric makes no sense ...
    I remember seeing a special about Icelands' move to hydrogen fuel back in 03. The first thing I noticed were the Shell logos in the background, and it immediately made me wonder if this was just a way to keep the oil industry rolling unphased. It sure seemed a lot more complicated a process than electric.
    As you point out, the hydrogen vehicles would have more complex engines, with more parts...they would also require special fuelling stations, as opposed to an electrical outlet.

    Apparently these guys are working on a sedan model, with top speeds over 100 km/h http://www.zenncars.com
  • polarispolaris Posts: 3,527
    yeah ... god forbid we built anything sustainable in this fucking world!!

    the thing with zenn is that i think they only go like a certain speed which makes the legislation of these cars difficult ... only a few states allow this vehicle on the road now ...
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Very nice, somewhat slow on the acceleration by my standards, but nothing to really complain about if it's electric....it could probably very easily be in around the sub 5 second range with some tweaking at the factory as a "sport mode" with the flick of a switch.
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  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Very nice, somewhat slow on the acceleration by my standards, but nothing to really complain about if it's electric....it could probably very easily be in around the sub 5 second range with some tweaking at the factory as a "sport mode" with the flick of a switch.

    Maybe also build the car with more Carbon Fibre. Give it a better power to weight ratio. Of course then the price goes up, but it will solve part of the acceleration issues.
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