Washington Examiner - Earnhardt, Jr. says Chevy Volt not quite what consumers want

[Philip Miller Tate]

At least there is plenty of lithium in the world. The Japanese  
vehicles vaunted for running on hydrogen fuel cells do not mention  
that (a) fuel cells need to be reprocessed at intervals because the  
catalytic surfaces degrade, and (b) there may not be enough palladium  
in the world for everyone to have one.

Phil M1GWZ






On 8 Mar 2011, at 05:57, Bob Bruhns wrote:

> My experience with batteries is such that I would not go with  
> anything that can not keep itself charged.  The rarity of charging  
> stations adds to this notion.  And people need to understand that  
> they will have to replace those extremely expensive batteries every  
> few years.  People have a hard time understanding that depth of  
> discharge matters.
>
> A hybrid has the best shot for the forseeable future, because it  
> should be able to keep itself more fully charged.  And the engine  
> can be smaller and operate more efficiently, giving highway mileage  
> in city conditions, etc.  Fortunately I am hearing good things  
> about the deep discharge performance of newer design lithium  
> batteries, but still...
>
> I hope the Volt has regenerative braking.  I'm guessing that it  
> probably does.
>
>    Bob, WA3WDR
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