Dave Plowman wrote:

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Hang a cable out of the window, or *gasp* build undergroung parking
areas with electrical sockets?


If you're going to build underground car parks for all city cars that
haven't their own off road parking, wouldn't it make much more sense to
spend the money on extending the tube network and making it cheap/free?
An electric car is only suitable for city use and will do nothing for
congestion.


That is simply not so.

With 300 mile range and potentially one hour fast charge from flat, it
would be ideal for rural use and commuting.

What it won't do is 16 hour 1000 mile journeys...



Or charge them up in supermarket car parks etc etc.


I only go to the supermarket on a day when I can be in and out in an hour.


You CAN fully charge a lithium car in about an hour, but you need
specailsed charging facilities to do it safely.


Apart from the fortune needed to buy and replace such a battery for car
use.



Yes. That is the only issue left IMHO. But I would suspect you would not
replace all teh battery - simply those cells that were below standard.

That would essentially be the major part of every 'service'