a. palmer jr.

Battery Investing for Beginners, Part 2

As usual, a well put-together article. Thanks John.

Postal Service Set to Lead the Way in Deploying Electric Fleet

I would think that for around town, with stop and go driving, that an electric vehicle would be ideal for mail delivery, especially since the motor stops every time the vehicle does. All the time the mail carrier is outside the vehicle delivering mail, it isn't running. They could install a charging and changing station at the rear of the Post Office to handle the battery chores. I do think that the vehicle should be lightened up a bit to enhance the operation with batteries. I don't see why mail vehicles have to be so heavy-duty anyway.

Auto Batteries: Short Term Revenue Growth Favors Lead-Acid by 6 to 1

As in anything, new technology is expensive but necessary if things are to evolve. True, this EV changeover is going to be costly but we need to look at what it might solve and that is possibly our energy dependence on other countries. I would love to see the day when the USA, England, Spain and others are not reliant on our enemies for oil, natural gas and other things. I think the battery technology we can handle right here in the USA.

Recent Announcements Will Spark Electric Car Sales

The sooner the electrics get here, the better!!