Contrary to many opinions that the sky is falling, I think the future will not be so bleak. The rising gas prices are actually strengthening my opinion, because they already force people to change their lifestyles despite the fact that gas is still pretty cheap here. So here it goes:
1. As the prices rise, the public transportation will start to
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$18K for a Miles?!? That is excessive. A neighbor has one. I've only glanced at it, but it did seem well put together. . . on the outside. Sadly, electric components are the pricey parts. That's where most electric vehicle makers skimp, choosing the flooded batteries and dc drive systems over safer tech. (I give the skinny on dc here). I'm at least glad the Miles uses ac.
Flooded batteries have high internal resistance and are really, really heavy, making it difficult to draw enough power from the batteries to overcome both the wind drag coefficient of the vehicle and any hills one might encounter at higher speeds. Pull too many amps from them and you just heat the electrolyte, bringing it to a boil if you're not careful.
Guys who have built conversions using floodies tell of pulling a long hill on the freeway, only to see the amps rise and the speed steadily drop.
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