Comments on: Nissan To Quadruple EV Range by 2015

By: improvement_needed

improvement_needed — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:43:04 +0000

John:

True enough about standardization for cell phones and laptops…

though, one could argue that vehicle batter packs are [can be] different…

By: John Horner

John Horner — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:57:28 +0000

I don’t have high hopes for battery pack standardization. Laptops never got there nor did cell phones.

By: John Horner

John Horner — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:56:25 +0000

“watt hours per kilogram”

The amount of energy stored per unit of weight by the battery expressed in metric units.

Would “BTUs per pound” be easier to stomach?

By: John Horner

John Horner — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:52:12 +0000

That Tama EV looks like just the thing for my local errands. Cool!

By: bjcpdx

bjcpdx — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:10:21 +0000

That thing is so ugly, it’s cute. Sort of breadvan meets kiddie car meets bug-eye Sprite. I’ll bet it had a really low center of gravity.

By: moawdtsi

moawdtsi — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:11:39 +0000

Bring on the nukes, windmills, solar panels and electric cars. I’ve had enough of energy insecurity in the US.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:56:57 +0000

Standardization will necessarily shake out due to market forces at some point. Most recently look at the battles between laser disc and dvd, blu ray and hddvd, vhs and beta, etc. Or to go back many years, cars themselves.

By: shaker

shaker — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:53:20 +0000

Looking at that Tama, I can see where the Cube got some DNA…

Sunnyvale: A darn good point about standardization, but I doubt anything but a govt. mandate would make it happen this early in Hybrid-slash-EV development.

Of course, if the US government were behind it, the battery would probably be required to look like a giant “D” cell.

By: SunnyvaleCA

SunnyvaleCA — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:45:52 +0000

Do you think it is possible that all the manufacturers could get together and come up with standard battery configurations? That way we might be able to upgrade when newer batteries are available. And–just maybe–the country could develop a system of battery swapping … pull into the gas station and swap your battery for a fresh one in 1 minute instead of waiting 20 minutes to quick-charge.

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:17:09 +0000

I want that Tama. Cute.

Keep in mind that range back than was at probably 20-30mph. At that speed, Nissan’s 76 mile EV could probably go close to 200 miles.

By: Frank Williams

Frank Williams — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:46:41 +0000

Landcrusher :
Toyota Land Rover?

Did I miss a product announcement?

OOPS! Shows it doesn’t pay to proofread at 6 AM. Fixed.

By: Landcrusher

Landcrusher — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:39:32 +0000

Toyota Land Rover?

Did I miss a product announcement?

By: mdf

mdf — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:05:39 +0000

Wh/kg is an energy density figure for the battery. In effect, is Nissan going to make the battery bigger or better?