Thursday, June 23, 2011
The American Spectator : The Electric Albatross
The REAL story about electric cars is now coming out...
Eric Peters writes about it at AmericanSpectator.com:
"Cut through the farrago of Happy Talk and the real-world boondoggle's still the same. The range of the latest electric cars is said to be better. But it is always couched in the ubiquitous marketing con, 'up to.' And under ideal conditions.
Your actual mileage will vary.
Consider the Nissan Leaf. On a full charge, Nissan touts a 100-mile range. It doesn't tout what the range will fall to when it's 16 degrees outside and the capacity of the Leaf's battery declines by 'up to' 20-30 percent, which it will as all batteries do when it is very cold out. Now add the additional load on the battery to power things like the heater/fan -- and the lights, which you will probably need when it's dark outside."
