thunder wrote:
On Fri, 01 May 2009 08:26:44 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:


If you had a gasoline electric a 30 year old truck would be in the junk
by now because of the cost of replacing the battery. From what I have
heard they have to be replaced every 6 to 8 years depending on use. With
that rate of depreciation they become disposable. Every one know the
cost of replacing batteries in your old laptop.

Geez, if everyone was as negative about new technologies as you are, we
would still be driving horse and buggies, and forget computers. Still,
they are now getting 100,000 miles out of present battery technology, and
with standardization, and future innovations, battery life will improve
and cost will come down. Remember the cost of those older laptops?

What is the cost to produce the battery packs? What is the cost to
recycle the battery packs? Every time you buy a new car tire you pay a
recycling fee.

Nobody is arguing against the technology, it exists and it works. The
efficiency and cost of the manufacture and disposal of the batteries
need to improve.

What is the difference in energy cost between gasoline and electric
vehicles on a per mile basis? What is the cost of disposing of an
electric car? A gasoline fueled vehicle can be taken to a crushing
machine, inserted, crushed and sold for scrap. What has to be done to a
car with a battery pack?

If you want to talk about the carbon foot print of a gasoline powered
vehicle vs. an electric powered vehicle, with a battery pack, you
shouldn't be surprised who the loser is.