However, much as Mark would like to use it as an excuse for his silliness, it ain't an excuse. After all, we published this info on Monday--and Belling should have read it. So when he rattles on and on about battery-cars being THE thing over the next 5 years.........well........
[Batteries] start to degrade chemically on the day they're made, and do so more-or-less linearly. There's nothing you can do about that -- this happens even under ideal storage conditions. In addition there's a "per-cycle" penalty too, because batteries operate through ion exchange across the electrolyte -- that is, the physical movement of ions between cathode and anode
And by the way, John the Traffic Guy is right: the electrical grid can NOT support 20 electric cars re-charging overnight in one subdivision, much less one apartment building garage.
And shut up with your 'lights on' crusade, Mark. If YOU can't see a 5-foot X 6-foot object in front of you on the freeway, use Layton Avenue. The rest of us know how to drive.
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