If the number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks grows significantly, the power grid might need to be re-vamped, depending on when people decide to re-charge their rides.
Electric cars like the Aptera and Teslar should have a spare battery that plugs in and charges while you're using the other one. As suggested, they could have timers to charge up at optimal times for the area grid. Eventually solar arrays should be able to charge these cars. Having a hybrid with a either a carbon fuel or alt-fuel backup would extend driving range (they have cars that run on alt-fuel in brazil). No one wants to be stuck waiting hours for a charge. Back up batteries, Back up fuel source, Problem solved. Honda originally talked about using converting CRX bodies into e-cars so no one needs to convert to an ugly 3-wheel green truck (is that thing an oil company plot to discourage electric cars?). The original chevy-volt specs got 240/mph now it's going backwards. Beware of oil company games like putting out substandard electric cars to kill demand. Woulnd't put ANYTHING past them. checkout: http://www.ev1.org
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