Quote Originally Posted by KerrAvon View Post
Yes, I read it John. Did you? Where is the opinion in the figures given for the relative energy content of petrol versus battery?

Are we really going to be reduced to mourning for a two seater car with a range of about 80 miles per charge? I won't be joining you in that. It was a rubbish product that didn't meet the needs of the market.

What mileage do you do when you drive your diesel van to the Alps? Would an electric vehicle be a realistic option for that?
The 80 miles figure was Tom Hanks referring to how much range he required, "Tom Hanks told the David Letterman show that a single charge for a range of 70-80 miles a day was all he needed personally"

That was the first generation, the second generation but patent blocked NIMH batteries could achieve up to 160 miles range.

Yes, petrol is more dense than any battery. That includes Lithium ion which is likely to replace petrol and diesel, so I fail to see the significance. It just means the weight carried for energy storage is heavier, though other aspects are lighter (no engine).

A bit of a straw man to mention an 800 mile journey for a van, I'm not arguing that batteries were ready for all use cases, just that the technology was patented and blocked by an oil company where there were legitimate mass market use cases for it, I'm failing to see anything to suggest this is in any way not the case or a conspiracy.