Comments on: Ford Escort Wagon Electric/ And Or Gas Driven

By: robert Carola

robert Carola — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:15:16 +0000

Imagine if Henry Ford and Thomas Edison had not been strong armed by big oil to drop the idea of the electric car, when it was apparent that the gasoline engine was where the money was to be made from big oils shoes. Where would the electric car would have taken us today if it was allowed to flourish? The nickel plate battery, which was revolutionary in that it could stay charged six hours and reach speeds of 50 mph, was mysteriously inoperable when Edison was testing it for investors. When he went back to laboratory in NJ to get another battery he could not due to a fire that happened suddenly and without official cause as in suspicious by nature. very interesting piece of history

By: Steve Pomfret

Steve Pomfret — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:01:40 +0000

It is nice to see that you are providing grass roots technology. If you are not already using it, regenerative breaking would increase your milage. You need to turn your electric moters into generators durring breaking, that will slow down your car by charging the batteries. New Lithium iion batteries with150 watt hours/KG or more would help reduce the weight and improve the efficiency too. The united states has plenty of Lithium. We already have nano technology. We just need to utilize oil refinery technology to seperate it from the other elements that it bonds with.
Steve Pomfret

By: Jim Marsh Sr

Jim Marsh Sr — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:17:17 +0000

Congratulations on a job well done. I’m sure it will get even better as you solve each problem that presents itself. Good luck and keep us posted.