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Old 06-21-2012, 03:39 PM   #64
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Originally Posted by TheGrimm View Post
Battery performance in cold weather is bad, Alberta has a lot of cold weather, therefore Batteries in Alberta = Bad.

I am all for electric vehicles, but I really don't see widespread adoption until we can get rapid charging (5-15 min) and 500k per charge.
Tesla Model S has an option al battery pack capable of 500 km, and can charge in 45 minutes, or do a 5 minute battery swap.

To actually charge a battery capable of driving 500 km in 5-15 minutes takes an absurd amount of power - the cable for the charger would be quite a bit too heavy for one person to handle. It's never going to happen, but that's why cars will be designed for quick battery swaps.
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