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Thread ID: 117178	2011-04-06 03:34:00	Lithium benifits.	Cicero (40)	PC World Chat

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1192355	2011-04-06 03:34:00	It would seem that with Lithium ion batteries in a car, they can easily attain 100 mpg. They use a small motor to charge batteries. So that bodes well for the future!	Cicero (40)
1192356	2011-04-06 03:45:00	:confused: Lithium Polymer batteries work well as well, though they can be quite dangerous as they are quite high powered and have a high current.	bot (15449)
1192357	2011-04-06 03:46:00	Quite possibly although Lithium is highly toxic and difficult to dispose of. Not to mention the energy costs of producing the batteries in the first place. Electric may eventually be the way to go but there are a lot of issues to sort out along the way. Power source is the main problem, you can't pull into a gas station for a tank of electricity. Maybe fuel cells or something else will solve it.	dugimodo (138)
1192358	2011-04-06 03:55:00	Beer is best.	R2x1 (4628)
1192359	2011-04-06 04:05:00	Quite possibly although Lithium is highly toxic and difficult to dispose of. Not to mention the energy costs of producing the batteries in the first place. Electric may eventually be the way to go but there are a lot of issues to sort out along the way. Power source is the main problem, you can't pull into a gas station for a tank of electricity. Maybe fuel cells or something else will solve it. The cars looked at GM have a little motor that charges battery.	Cicero (40)
1192360	2011-04-06 04:22:00	what kind of motor and how long to charge? or does it run continuously ? There are many clever Ideas popping up, the future of cars may look very different to what we see today. And about time too, how old is the combustion engine? But things aren't as straight forward as they may seem, electric cars running on batteries may actually turn out to be worse for the enviroment when everything is taken into account. I find this topic interesting, and am amazed at how many things use fossil fuels in the production - including to an extent batteries. Also tyres, the road itself, plastics, the list goes on.	dugimodo (138)
1192361	2011-04-06 07:44:00	There are high speed recharging options where you can get a LiIon battery up to 85% in ~30 minutes. It won't be like pulling into a petrol station, but perfectly viable if you were to stop at the supermarket and charge up, or stop somewhere for dinner and charge up.	somebody (208)
1192362	2011-04-06 08:11:00	There are high speed recharging options where you can get a LiIon battery up to 85% in ~30 minutes. It won't be like pulling into a petrol station, but perfectly viable if you were to stop at the supermarket and charge up, or stop somewhere for dinner and charge up. Have charging stations then in pubs, be blardy good on a road trip stop for a round whenever the batteries need charging. Be a piss off for alchies, temperate people and muslims but who cares about them.	prefect (6291)
1192363	2011-04-06 09:12:00	electric cars running on batteries may actually turn out to be worse for the enviroment when everything is taken into account Indeed. I read somewhere that a light, modern internal combustion vehicle can be more 'green' than a hybrid if you take into account construction/deconstruction energy	BBCmicro (15761)
1192364	2011-04-06 12:24:00	Energy in - energy out. There is no magic. The electricity for an electric car must be generated somewhere and then stored or used. At the moment burning petrol remains far more efficient in the total energy calculation. Pity. That will change given time.	Winston001 (3612)
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