Tesla Motors Club Forum > General Forum > Electric Vehicles It's not all about the batteries User Name Remember Me? Password Electric Vehicles Discussion about Electric Vehicles other than Tesla Motors   LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes It's not all about the batteries 02-19-2008, 11:44 AM   #1 Dogtown Karma #1250   Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 48 It's not all about the batteries Sounds like GM is starting to get the picture. This make me think that Tesla has accomplished much more than we can appreciate. Electric Cars Face Battery of Hurdles __________________ -DT   02-19-2008, 12:18 PM   #2 vfx ERIC VFX     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,655 Good hing the article did not mention the EV1. Then GM would have sounded really whiney. __________________ . . . . . . The world loves to be deceived.   02-19-2008, 04:53 PM   #3 TEG Tesla Fan     Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,992 They had those things (electric heat, electric A/C, etc.) with the EV1. The have electric accessories for their fuel celled vehicles. It seems odd that only now do they say that this is slowing them down.   02-19-2008, 08:11 PM   #4 JRP3 Senior Member     Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 681 Not to mention the Toyota RAV4EV, many still on the road today. __________________ Building the AMPhibian http://amp-phibian.blogspot.com/ If you can't wait for or afford a Tesla http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/   02-19-2008, 08:41 PM   #5 TEG Tesla Fan     Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,992 Back from Year 2000: 42-Volt Electrical System Is Needed To Meet Future Vehicle Needs, GM Finds. | Operations > Purchasing & Procurement from AllBusiness.com 2002: GM's Skateboard From Planet Zog | Road Tests, Auto Features "The 42-volt electrical system includes a docking port in the centre of the chassis, to which the electronically operated steering, brakes, heating, air conditioning, central locking, window opening and so on are linked."   02-22-2008, 05:57 AM   #6 Iz Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York Posts: 252 More information on GM's "Hy-Wire" skateboard design from ~ 2003. Howstuffworks "Search" The GM Volt battery issue begs the question: What happened with Chevron-cobasys and the R&D that went into advancing battery technology?   Bookmarks del.icio.us Digg StumbleUpon Google « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post It's the Batteries, Stupid! vfx Battery Discussion 310 03-11-2010 09:41 PM LiFePo batteries WarpedOne Battery Discussion 12 08-17-2009 04:24 PM 100 mile batteries on the way vfx Battery Discussion 21 07-20-2008 07:49 AM Make your own batteries! vfx Battery Discussion 5 05-12-2008 07:30 PM Only using 1/3rd of batteries? tonybelding Technical Discussion 4 06-28-2007 10:34 AM All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:05 PM. Mark Forums Read | View Forum Leaders Click here to learn about advertising! Contact Us - Tesla Motors Club - Archive - Top | Home | Register | FAQ | Today's Posts | Search | New Posts |

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