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	<title>Comments on: An Electric-Car Highway in California, But Just for Tesla</title>
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		<title>By: Doug Nickerson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doug Nickerson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve never heard any information about how well these purely electric cars function when the temperature drops below zero F for extended periods.  I live in an area where this happens every winter so I&#039;m very interested in hearing about this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve never heard any information about how well these purely electric cars function when the temperature drops below zero F for extended periods.  I live in an area where this happens every winter so I&#8217;m very interested in hearing about this.</p>
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		<title>By: hsr0601</title>
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		<dc:creator>hsr0601</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Theme :  Addressing  Range Anxieties. 
 
1.  As for long trip needs, all but Americans and many of developed nations have existing automobiles, in this regard, EVs are best suited to their daily use until the infrastructure comes into wide use.  And people are already doing that.
 
2.  With a long extension code inside,  just in case, riders can get help from almost anyplace as electricity is everywhere, not to mention the stores to provide charge service, and many of EVs are equipped with a quick charger.
 
3.  The on-board IT system shows the driving radius on a maximum range display under the current state of charge and calculates if the vehicle is within range of a pre-set destination. And the navigation system points out the latest information on available charging stations within the current driving range.
 
4.  Unlike fuel price, as time goes by, the price of battery is expected to drop dramatically in the foreseeable future as with computer components, in that case, mounting additional battery might be not a problem. And the EVs that come in a range of 200 to 300 miles between charges are on fast-tract toward mass-market, as well.  
 
5.  Indian EV maker Reva said it has also set about addressing anxieties about e-car range, this  fantastic wireless electricity/ &quot;instant remote recharge&quot; will be widely available down the line.
 
6.  The vehicle-to-grid communication technology is helping the battery serve as a storage to prevent the costly blackout standing at about $90 to 100bn per year. That means utilities are shedding cost for additional storage facilities and ratepayers are selling electricity during peak demand so that EVs can make more economic sense, as we know. 
 
It is also in the best interest of electricity utilities that EVs are going mainstream, thereby they need to put in charge stands where needed around highways, major roads with card readers or cell phone tech.
 
7.  I&#039;m hopeful that the charge network will extend the select districts to nation-wide scale throughout the world, and this environment can usher in active private investings in EVs. And I remain confident that investing in charge stands could give rise to multiple times as much investing effect, so to speak, some billions of investing, this simple deployment, could call into the most-sought energy independence and solid recovery around the world.
 
Thank You !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Theme :  Addressing  Range Anxieties. </p>
<p>1.  As for long trip needs, all but Americans and many of developed nations have existing automobiles, in this regard, EVs are best suited to their daily use until the infrastructure comes into wide use.  And people are already doing that.</p>
<p>2.  With a long extension code inside,  just in case, riders can get help from almost anyplace as electricity is everywhere, not to mention the stores to provide charge service, and many of EVs are equipped with a quick charger.</p>
<p>3.  The on-board IT system shows the driving radius on a maximum range display under the current state of charge and calculates if the vehicle is within range of a pre-set destination. And the navigation system points out the latest information on available charging stations within the current driving range.</p>
<p>4.  Unlike fuel price, as time goes by, the price of battery is expected to drop dramatically in the foreseeable future as with computer components, in that case, mounting additional battery might be not a problem. And the EVs that come in a range of 200 to 300 miles between charges are on fast-tract toward mass-market, as well.  </p>
<p>5.  Indian EV maker Reva said it has also set about addressing anxieties about e-car range, this  fantastic wireless electricity/ &#8220;instant remote recharge&#8221; will be widely available down the line.</p>
<p>6.  The vehicle-to-grid communication technology is helping the battery serve as a storage to prevent the costly blackout standing at about $90 to 100bn per year. That means utilities are shedding cost for additional storage facilities and ratepayers are selling electricity during peak demand so that EVs can make more economic sense, as we know. </p>
<p>It is also in the best interest of electricity utilities that EVs are going mainstream, thereby they need to put in charge stands where needed around highways, major roads with card readers or cell phone tech.</p>
<p>7.  I&#8217;m hopeful that the charge network will extend the select districts to nation-wide scale throughout the world, and this environment can usher in active private investings in EVs. And I remain confident that investing in charge stands could give rise to multiple times as much investing effect, so to speak, some billions of investing, this simple deployment, could call into the most-sought energy independence and solid recovery around the world.</p>
<p>Thank You !</p>
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