Energy 101: Electric Vehicles

[aug8241944]

this guy made a mistake the volts power to the wheels comes only from the batteries the gas motor acts as a generator to charge the batteries as the car drives down the road

[bunbunbunok]

need more charging infrastructure in the US. thousands of gas stations a few charging stations. how do i take a road trip? fast charge takes an hour. stop every forty miles?

[TheSaltyAdmiral]

Its called range anxiety, in 99% of cases its an irrational fear. The Leaf goes ~175 km on a charge. I dare say that if you're gonna drive that far, a 1h break is probably something you should take anyway. Have something to eat, strech your legs....and then you have 175 miles more to drive. So basicly you get 350 miles from 1h charging.

Come on, this is not a problem in the real world. You WANT it to be a problem.

But sure, some people have strange jobs/habits and this car is not for them.

[2BillyBongo]

It's time to change. Great intro video.

[MrDuajuta]

@2BillyBongo Yes It TIme The Change 

[klemenc123]

why dont we use catalytic converter.

[fitnesus]

Nice Video That You Share , So Very Nice Thanks You This edition of Energy 101 highlights the benefits of electric vehicles, including improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and lower maintenance costs

[lupabuatchannel]

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[cenedywong]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing This edition of Energy 101 highlights the benefits of electric vehicles, including improved fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and lower maintenance costs.

[rhersh2011]

Using ethanol more in near future

Photovoltaics

Biofuels

Organic

[vladissimo18]

which is the background music?

[Iaff939]

Apparently a part of saving energy is not stopping fully at stop signs, as demonstrated at 2:15 in this video. Oh, wait. This was shot in California. Hence, the proverbial "California stop!" Nice demo.

[jonharson]

@Iaff939 Up north we call these "American stop".

[rhersh2011]

Seems like Fuel Cells, Zero Emissions

Or Nickel Metal Hydride, Lithium Ion

[eronpino]

I live in Fresno and the air is bad.it just a no brainer

[Autarch07]

@SuperPianojack: As an owner of one of these cars, yes it does have a solar panel on it. However, even if you covered the car in solar panels and sat it in direct sunlight all day, that wouldn't generate enough energy to roll the car forward. Solar alone just doesn't generate enough power, basically. You'd need way more surface area. The solar panel (on my car) simply recharges the battery which is used to power the radio and other accessories like that.

[Volatus]

@Autarch07 You must be a Leaf owner, and hence... <3! Just FYI, I only wish I were on an order of magnitude rich enough to afford any new car, but I'm working on getting a first-gen Prius... ugh, believe me, IT jobs don't pay well. :(

[SuperPianojack]

them sort of cars should have a soloar pannel on them aswell that will help the charge on it........and if you come from certain parts of america its extreamly hot and sunny so that will save you money in charging aswell

[Volatus]

@SuperPianojack Put those solar panels on the roof of your house, and use storage batteries for while your car isn't charging, to store that energy. Problem solved. Many EV drivers already do this, and their car runs on sunlight. It takes that huge an amount of solar energy to drive the car anyway - for the same reason the engine in a gas car isn't the same one found in a weed whacker. People use more energy than they realize in their cars, and EVs are just bringing it to... well... *light*. :)

[adric22]

Pretty basic info here.. Probably nothing most folks didn't already know. At least they did show a lot of different vehicles, Tesla, Leaf, Volt, Coda, Prius Plug-in.

[rhersh2011]

Zero Emissions EVs Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride

Or the Fuel Cells PEM

Public Transportation as well

Heard about Magnetic Levitation

Or Biosciences and the future of Air Travel alternatives to Jet Fuel in the near future

[jmtoriel]

Less need for pipelines and dirty oil, less emissions, less air pollution, less negative impacts on climate, less noise, less maintenance and less dependence on foreign oil. Cleaner, better smarter.

[HBvideoaholic]

Great video, Facebook post done

[AustinEnergyVideos]

Thanks for posting this cool video....enjoyed sharing it on our Facebook page.

[innerprise]

Who is going to have the first one around here?

[BrooklynNYC777]

i would like to design charging stations around USA.

[garyshouse305]

i really want the eco motors opoc engine