{"id":89,"date":"2007-04-13T01:54:50","date_gmt":"2007-04-13T01:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/electric-cars-quick-look\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:56:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:56:03","slug":"electric-cars-quick-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/electric-cars-quick-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Cars:  A Quick Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/images\/thumbs\/hybrid_medium.gif\" alt=\"electric cars\">I have been skeptical about electric cars.  Battery technology is behind the times and they end up making the car&#8217;s production and sales costs very high.  They are unable to operate for many hours without recharging. I had thought that the performance would be a compromise, but it turns out that the truth is different.<\/p>\n<p>Electric motors have very few moving parts.  As a matter of fact, only one part moves- the rotor, and the only two points of friction are actually very easy to service.  Electric motors do have a very stiff power curve, meaning that they have more torque at lower RPMs, and they can be fitted with a very simple transmission with probably 2 or 3 speeds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Tesla Roadster<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/mary-tesla.jpg\" alt=\"tesla electric car\">The finest electric car is the Tesla car produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/teslamotors.com\">Tesla Motors<\/a>.  This car can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds.  It can run 250 miles per charge at a very low cost. I don&#8217;t know about the durability of the battery, but this car rocks. The price tag is about $100,000; however, it is expected that Tesla will produce a lower end car, at lower price, once the facilities to manufacture this car in large quantities are available.<\/p>\n<h4>The Venturi Fetish<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/fetish.jpg\" alt=\"venturi fetish\">This was the first electric car, unveiled at the 2002 Geneva International Motor show.  This car can reach speeds of a little over 100 miles an hour.  It can go approximately 200 miles on a single charge. This car costs a little over half a million dollars..yes that is $500,000! <\/p>\n<h4>The Tango<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/tango.jpg\" alt=\"tango electric car\">This is a narrow, lightweight car designed to perform.  It is as fast as the Tesla car, but unfortunately, it only has a range of 80 to 160 miles.<\/p>\n<p>And there is your quick look at some top performing electric cars&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense#bottom--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! Go find some...<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been skeptical about electric cars. Battery technology is behind the times and they end up making the car&#8217;s production and sales costs very high. They are unable to operate for many hours without recharging. I had thought that the performance would be a compromise, but it turns out that the truth is different. 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