Re: (ET) Re: JohnDeereHybrid

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>]

On 8 Jul 2004 at 6:54, Dan Conine wrote:

> Batteries are nice, but they aren't going to run a 
> professional landscaper's machine all day. 

Depends on how many of them, what kind they are, what charging is 
available, 
and how efficent the machine is.  Electric forklifts often work all day 
long 
with fast charging during the lunch break.  With temperature monitoring, a 
lead battery can accept a fast charge to 80% full in less than an hour.  

I've read that battery swapping has also been used successfully with 
forklifts, though I haven't actually seen it in use.

The automakers have spread a lot of propaganda about electric vehicles.  
Much 
of it is rubbish.  They have been very careful to recall and destroy all 
their 
successful (limited production) road EVs.  Meanwhile, many thousands of 
off-
road EVs continue to do their jobs cleanly, quietly, and effectively in 
warehouses and airports around the world.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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