Return of the Electric Car
Posted in: History of Electric Cars | September 2nd, 2008
Peak Moment 52: Otmar Ebenhoech has worked with electric vehicles for decades, watching as popular commercial EVs were developed, then recalled when their legal mandate was overturned. He sees improved battery technologies as the catalyst to enable widespread acceptance of EV’s. Peek under the hood and watch a test drive of his hot electric Porsche race car conversion (0-60 in less than 5 seconds!).[www.cafeelectric.com]
Duration : 0:19:58
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September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
his 914 is a riot! …
his 914 is a riot! it’s set up for drag racing and it’s pretty fast at that …
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Piling up
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Piling up
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Look, we use the salt mines to store nuclear waste. 3 miles down, no chance of rain or moisture getting in, no chance of corrosion. disposal is clean and safe. transportation may not be but disposal is. considering the cost of life wars and all the baggage oil costs us, nuclear is indeed cheaper and cleaner, and more morally acceptable
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Otmar is very …
Otmar is very helpful with people on the EV Tech list. And his controller is like nothing else out there. He is downright revolutionary. I think he is the only one using IGBTs in DC controllers right now. They are so popular that there is a 6 month wait when you order one.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Clean? Piles of …
Clean? Piles of highly-radioactive waste that should be monitored for millions of years, waste that increases cancer levels — clean? There are more factors than just carbon that need to be considered with nuclear.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Yeah, exactly. …
Yeah, exactly. Just look at all the CO2 France emits. They can’t even conform to Kyoto. And they have the most cancer per capita in Europe and the U.S. because of the waste they can’t contain. And their electricity rates are the highest in the world. Just like you, because you must be “high” to believe in the nonsense you just said. OOOOOOooooooooh, snizzle!!!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
The mining, …
The mining, processing, and transport of uranium & other materials is trivial compared to the constant carbon output of coal-fired plants. In fact, the cost is even more to mine and transport the coal by itself, not to mention burning it. As to the waste disposal, we can simply recycle it. Up to 95% of the spent fuel can be recycled.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
What kind of …
What kind of liberal bull are you listening to?
First off, the “carbon footprint” associated with the implementation of a Thermonuclear power plan is roughly equivalent to that of a traditional Natural Gas, or Fossil Fuel power plant. The implementation footprint is a very small fraction (think triple-digit denominator) of that for Solar. The only power cleaner than Thermonuclear is Wind or Hydroelectric (or Nuclear Fusion which is still decades off).
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Compaired to fossil …
Compaired to fossil fuels, Nuclear is an extremely clean source.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Nuclear energy It …
Nuclear energy It is neither clean nor cheap. It has a large carbon cost — in the mining, processing and transport of uranium & other materials, and in the building structures also. We have not solved radioactive waste disposal. Financial costs to build, operate, and decommission are also very large.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Nuclear energy …
Nuclear energy costs almost NOTHING and is extremely CLEAN…….please promote this option.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
i heard its …
i heard its possible to make a water powered engine and genators through the process of electrosis, running a current through the water splitting the water molecule and burning the hydrogen instead of gas, it also creates more energy than it uses, this is a great idea but inventors of water engines end up dead or missing, if your gonna invent water engines, keep it confidential
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Ummm, Nuclear?
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Ummm, Nuclear?
Sorry, I guess you were meaning with reference to whats currently available in the automotive industry. Which I might add, $billions has been spent on patents to ensure that oil is the only choice.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Hydrogen is not an …
Hydrogen is not an energy SOURCE, it is an energy carrier. It takes energy to split the hydrogen from the oxygen (in water). So we still have to come up with energy sources to do that. There is no known substance or source with the energy density of oil.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
hydrogen is just …
hydrogen is just going to be the new oil. buying a bottle of water already cost more then gas, whats the future got in store for the price of water
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
hydrogen cells are …
hydrogen cells are for schemers and dreamers
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
search youtube for …
search youtube for the ‘petrodollar’ that is why we are still using oil because it keeps our nation rich.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
That was awesome. I …
That was awesome. I don’t think there’s a conspiracy though. It’s only $100,000,000,000,000 of oil left in the earth. People are basically not greedy, and I really think that the money is a non-issue for Chevron/Texaco, and Cobasys, which bought NiMH battery patents and sat on it.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Well, it was fun to …
Well, it was fun to watch him burn rubber peeling outta the garage. Actually, I got to drive the EV later and was astounded by the sheer quiet (press the accelerator and NO SOUND), and the incredibly rapid response (EVs have more torque than fossil fuel cars). Sometime we’ll do a Peak Moment drive in an EV. — Janaia (host)
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
why didnt you give …
why didnt you give her a ride?
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
this video is teh …
this video is teh sex - i love electric cars - i want a electric go-cart so bad! lol
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
For some potential …
For some potential customers the only negative aspect is the lack of regen capability for the Zilla. I know it has been a wise decision based on the realiability of their powerfull controllers and Otmar used to experiment with AC system at one point or is he still on the project? But many people just need AFFORDABLE emotor and inverter combo with regen around/bellow 50kW peak output.. So you can perform some range wonders even with those VRLAs in your basic conversions..
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Otmar is a wizard, …
Otmar is a wizard, but what we really need are production EVs that anyone can buy.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
If people want to …
If people want to drive SUVs, and feel guilty about polluting. They can purchase a Electric SUV from Lionev website. Max tested range 456 miles with high end battery core. Cost about $30-40K.