Comments on: Three second battery charge could make electric cars more viable

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:56:30 +0000

Thanks Kerry. I was about to express similar thoughts about Hugh’s comments. I did not experience any problems understanding the article.

By: kerry bradshaw

kerry bradshaw — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:44:22 +0000

First, pay no attention to Hugh’s nonsensical
use of “firstly” – do and you’ll look like some
mail-order degreed boob. NOBODY writes in such a stilted fashion, at least not during the past 60 years that I’ve been reading text.
Second, third gen batteries do NOT “lose their recharge capabilities over time,” at least not much : the Volt’s battery pack will last more than ten years before its storage capacity drops below 80%. The extent to which degredation occurs in this new battery has not yet been quatified – it is premature to claim enormous increases in lifespan, although cost reductions will be linear with any such extensions.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:10:33 +0000

“First, the batteries would no longer need to contain cobalt, which can cause problems with overheating. Second, the revamped battery would no longer lose its recharging capacity over time, so there’d be no need to build oversized batteries to guard against this.”

If you aspire to a career as a writer, you need to learn some of the basics. Firstly, it’s “firstly” *not* “first”. Secondly, it’s “secondly” *not* “second” ;-)