[ausev] WSJ article on open source

[Tom Morgan]

I agree with you, and I'm saving around 2,000 dollars a year by driving an NEV (a GEN).  Will lead-acid work for the arbitrage?  Tom

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From:  "rah at h-consulting.com" <rah at h-consulting.com>
Subj:  [ausev] WSJ article on open source
Date:  Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:28 pm
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To:  "ausev at austinev.org" <ausev at austinev.org>

I managed to read the WSJ article (full text from Northwest Florida  
Daily News: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/2461) from my last  
post.  I think this is exactly the type of PR that EVs need.  There is  
a powerful economic motivation for EVs if you are able to buy power  
cheap and sell it back at peak.  Wow - your car battery could become an  
energy arbitrage.  How would you factor that into your MPG calculation! 
 
One gripe: everyone seems to be hung up on Li batteries.  I consider Li  
batteries on par with a sports car engine: great for special  
performance requirements, but not required for most users based on the  
added cost.  Lead-Acid works fine for my application w/ daily charging.  
  I'm not trying to get a 200 mile range.  If my household was 100% EV,  
then I could rent a deluxe car on long trips and still have $ left over  
from the non-Li savings. 
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