Submitted by dpeilow (not verified) on May 29, 2009 - 5:11am.
While a Tesla today takes 3.5 hours to charge - and they promise a 45 minute charger in the near future - it is still far from the quickest charging EV out there.
MIT's announcement may have grabbed the headlines, but Aerovironment and Altairnano have already demonstrated 10 minute charging of a commercially-available electric vehicle battery.
Now, while that is roughly the same refill time as your FCX, the cost of the electric recharging station is about one fourth the cost of a hydrogen station and uses something that is available in every neighbourhood - the HV grid.
A fraction of the cost and quicker to set up? I think Secretary Chu has made the right call.
Tesla may be quick, but it's far from the fastest charging car
While a Tesla today takes 3.5 hours to charge - and they promise a 45 minute charger in the near future - it is still far from the quickest charging EV out there.
MIT's announcement may have grabbed the headlines, but Aerovironment and Altairnano have already demonstrated 10 minute charging of a commercially-available electric vehicle battery.
http://www.pagnet.org/Documents/Committees/CleanCities/2009/CleanCities-...
Now, while that is roughly the same refill time as your FCX, the cost of the electric recharging station is about one fourth the cost of a hydrogen station and uses something that is available in every neighbourhood - the HV grid.
A fraction of the cost and quicker to set up? I think Secretary Chu has made the right call.