... so like all battery electric cars, it is virtually worthless and unsaleable at six years old. Depreciation and resale value are among the most important factors in car purchase decisions, and that accounts for the hopeless sales figures of electrics.
The main trouble with electric cars is that whether the batteries are cadmium or lithium, it is a filthy environmentally unfriendly process to obtain the stuff and process it, notwithstanding the fact that lithium is a very limited source. The recent Peugeot idea of using compressed air might just be going in the right direction.....but of course, expect the UK Govmt to start taxing air. AL
when I purchased my house last year, they gave me two tokens for Halfords push bikes - some goverment scheme I guess they were rubbish and I swapped for a socket set
... and lithium (as lithium carbonate etc) is needed as a medicine to treat depressive and bipolar patients.
I believe it may be Austria who had the system, but there were trans that used to have huge flywheels in them. It 'docked' at each stopped where it pulled power from the tram stop, spinning up the flywheel (much like the friction motor in a toy car). The energy stored in the flywheel then drove the tram to the next stop. This eliminated the need for lots if overhead power lines. I believe there was a small diesel backup engine to power the tram if it got held up and the flywheel stopped.
