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Originally Posted by ken0042
One of the answers to FAQ sounds a little presumptuous. The question is "How long does it take to recharge?" Which to me is a fair question. Part of the answer is:
There have been days where I have put 400 km on my car and still stayed within the city. Or what if I want to take a trip to Banff for the day?
It is a fair question, and it is quite possible that somebody might want to recharge it during the day.
I still say the future of the electric car is to have easily replacable battery packs, and you would pull into a "gas station" and swap your batteries on the fly. You really wouldn't own the batteries in your car.
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3.5 hours for a full charge was the answer in a different section.
3.5 hours/250 miles would work pretty well for most people's commutes. I'm sure 400 mile/day drivers are not in their initial target, nor are people who'd want to use it for long road trips. Although battery switching stations would be a cool idea.
Aren't Li-ion batteries pretty famous for losing their charge over a few days of non-use? That could be a potential PIA if you left it somewhere unplugged while on vacation or whatever.