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| | | nissan elec van | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,233 pooh-bah | OP pooh-bah Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 3,233 | | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,398 old hand | old hand Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,398 | I wonder who will be the first Japanese to add a huge wing and lots of ground effects... lol | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,536 Likes: 136 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,536 Likes: 136 | I think I will keep it old school. Arianrhod:2003 Chevy Astro Black Magic: 1985 Dodge B-250 Serenity:1985 Chevy G-20 The Outcast:1983 Ford club wagon Luna 1974 VW bay window transporter Freedom:1990 Ford E-150(parts van) Outcast Vanners van club Support your local 2% | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,043 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,043 | Oh, yes, because electricity is made by only safe and non-polluting methods....
Gregg Groff
The right to bear vans 65 ChevyVan Pontiac OHC 6/TH2004R 68 ChevyVan 108 454/4L80E 86 Dodge "Yeah, it's got a 318" 83 ChevyVan Shorty- B2%B Pt II | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 Maniac | Maniac Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 | But it does put the pollution emissions at one point instead of thousands which makes the pollution easier to capture and mitigate.
Windows- they're what make a van worth owning! | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,043 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,043 | Well, I don't want to argue with a lawyer, but really the electric vehicle is practical for only a small set of commuters. It would be practical for me since I live only 4 miles from work, but the price premium at this point still makes am internal combustion engine powered vehicle more cost effective.
Gregg Groff
The right to bear vans 65 ChevyVan Pontiac OHC 6/TH2004R 68 ChevyVan 108 454/4L80E 86 Dodge "Yeah, it's got a 318" 83 ChevyVan Shorty- B2%B Pt II | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 | I don't pretend to know a hell of a lot ABOUT(there's that word again )electric vans BUT! How do they handle winter weather? | | | Re: nissan elec van | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 Maniac | Maniac Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 | I absolutely agree with vanner68. Electric vehicles currently make the most sense for people who only drive in town (typically less than 35 miles per day) and it is still cheaper to just buy an ICE powered vehicle. However, the parts have long been on the market to convert an ICE powered vehicle to full DC power for under $10,000, including the cost of batteries. Further, electric vehicles really do just shift the pollution point form the automobile tailpipe to the power plant tailpipe. If the main energy source is solar or hydro-electric, or geothermal, this isn;t a big deal. But if you live in an area where you get your power from coal or gas-fired power plants, then this is really just a lateral shift of emissions. However, one big advantage is that the emissions would be centralized to one large stationary emissions point, rather than thousands of mobile ones. This would make it easier to capture and ameliorate the emissions.
In my view, the best electric vehicle would be a hybrid in the following configuration: vehicle powered by lead acid or, better still, nickel iron batteries, then a trailer with another battery pack and a small one or two cylinder turbo diesel motor to run a generator. Drive it without the trailer in town, hook up the trailer for longer distances. If I had the money and time I would build such a combination.
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