Slowburn
Just wait until the batteries lose half their capacity and start self destructing.
MimarSinan
Non non, just wait until those combustion monsters stop poisoning us ! (..and the rest) btw, "self destructing batteries" is the first time I hear that...
VoiceofReason
Ok...dumb question time....why isn't the roof covered in solar panels? That's a pretty large area.
Colin Foss
"self destructing"? Hmm you mean gasoline is not destructive? haha
Slowburn
Try googling exploding laptops.
Slowburn
Gasoline needs an oxidizer.
Hugh Shipman
Odd--we didn't have exploding batteries in the 1990s when GM mainstreamed production of the all-electric EV1 which ultimately achieved 250 miles per charge before it was mysteriously removed from the market.
britons
REGARDING THE EV1 ... NOT ONLY 250 MI. / CHARGE ON THE BATTERIES , BUT , IN TESTING , IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIFE OF THE BATTERIES WAS EQUAL TO 30-35,000 MILES BEFORE A REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY .
Slowburn
The batteries on the EV1 were lead-acid batteries or nickel metal hydride (NiMH) not Lithium-ion.
There is no mystery to why GM killed the EV1. The government of California changed the law that had made the EV1 marginally economically viable. The crystal ball gazers did not see any signs that a cost effective battery was on the way. Plus supporting such a small fleet of vehicles is not cost effective.
Brian Hall
Voice; The area is far too small. The cost of installation would be recovered in about 500 years.
slowburn; laptops have little or no heat management capability. Check out the TeslaMotors.com site for info on automotive applications.