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Old 06-08-2009, 01:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
Willravel
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Originally Posted by Martian View Post
The problem across the entire Tesla line-up is the charge time. It takes several hours to fully recharge the battery pack, versus several minutes for a gas tank. This severely limits the practicality of the vehicle for anything but short commutes or urban runabout driving.

This is not a problem that has a foreseeable solution.
One word: capacitors. The next generation of electric vehicles won't be powered by batteries but capacitors which can be instantly charged, store more energy than batteries, and are substantially lighter in weight.
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