Why not make the Subaru G4e a plug-in hybrid?
An electric vehicle with 125 miles per chargeWhen I first saw the news about Subaru's G4e electric car, I wasn't that impressed. With a maximum range of 125 miles, I'm just not a buyer. I don't drive often, but when I do, a number of my trips are distance trips, so I'm mostly interested in plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Nonetheless, the new battery in the G4e did end up getting the best of me. Edmunds writes, "The heart of the car is a new battery that employs vanadium to enable twice the energy density of manganese-based lithium-ion batteries. Subaru says the battery can be fully charged in 8 hours on standard household current. It can also be "quick charged" to 80 percent capacity in only 15 minutes at a mobile charging station."
While the G4e might not be my kind of car, if it helps develop lithium battery technology, I'm all for it!
Labels: plug-in hybrid vehicles, Subaru G4e electric vehicle
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:16 AM
1 Comments:
Subaru can count me in on that design. 125 miles more than suits my needs. It is just a shame that it has taken over 15 years to produce a car equal to what the Saturn EV-1 could do back in the mid 90's.
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