Think Electric

Car and what comes to mind? Golf carts, those utility vehicles that the maintenance workers at the mall ride around in and...not much else. General Motors had 500 "EV1's" that it leased to Americans to test in Florida, but it recalled them all. (The EV-1 drivers were begging the company to sell them the cars! GM refused because it didn't want to have to keep making replacement parts for ten years.)

The EV-1 was a sporty two-seater coupe and, when you saw one going around a corner, the first thing you noticed is that it was completely silent. Electric cars would be ideal for use as tourist rentals in Orlando, Florida as vacationers wouldn't have to pay for $5.00 a gallon gasoline as they drive between Gatorland and Cypress gardens.

There is one electric car that will be in production and will be available in 2009
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The Think City a 2,500 pound two seater with plastic body panels will travel 112 miles an a full charge in it's sodium cell battery at 62 miles-per-hour (100 KPH.)

The Think City has a rigid steel space frame that meets US Government standards. The car is made-up of 580 parts assembled in a modular assembly process.

In the past, engineers have "home built" electric cars by removing the engine and transmission and replacing them with industrial-type electric motors their own home-built electronic computer controllers. There are two drawbacks to battery powered electric cars, one; as the weather gets progressively colder in the fall and winter the battery's efficiency decreases and going-up steep hills puts a greater load on the drive system, using-up more of the batteries charge.

We will see if the Molten Sodium Battery has solved those problems when the Think City starts appearing on Upstate New York roads. The car is assembled in Oslo, Norway where the weather gets as cold as New Hampshire.

As electric cars that create more demand for electric power become more common the U.S. will need more electrical generating plants. Both Presidential candidates have "Energy Plans" that they say will make the U.S. energy independent.

Barack Obama is a bio fuel supporter, Click:
http://www.communati.com/steve-lee/obama-orlando

John McCain is for offshore oil-drilling, Click:
http://www.communati.com/steve-lee/more-gasoline-price-pain

If you have a car or truck that you would consider converting to an Electric Motor:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0830642315/ref=nosim/your_httpget...

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