Comments on: $10 Million Prize For First 500 Mile Battery Pack http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: rich http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-91007 rich Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:52:51 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-91007 we have to get away from oil at any cost!they have us by the neck all the way. we have to get away from oil at any cost!they have us by the neck all the way.

]]> By: anonym http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-15360 anonym Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:18:45 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-15360 Today, man's Rope needs are fulfilled by new low-weight Nylon rope at the 5m-50m lengths due to the incredible expense of Nylon. When you get into longer lengths, cotton is just so much cheaper that a winch can't be made which incorporates Nylon for the very long distances economically. If only we could develop a technology which would... double the length... of our rope.... Lo and behold: The Knot. --------------- 2x 250 mile battery packs = 1x 500 mile battery pack. This isn't fscking rocket science, people. 10 million for a prototype *form factor*? Are you kidding me? Today, man’s Rope needs are fulfilled by new low-weight Nylon rope at the 5m-50m lengths due to the incredible expense of Nylon. When you get into longer lengths, cotton is just so much cheaper that a winch can’t be made which incorporates Nylon for the very long distances economically.

If only we could develop a technology which would… double the length… of our rope….

Lo and behold: The Knot.

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2x 250 mile battery packs = 1x 500 mile battery pack. This isn’t fscking rocket science, people. 10 million for a prototype *form factor*? Are you kidding me?

]]> By: anonym http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-39143 anonym Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:18:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-39143 Today, man's Rope needs are fulfilled by new low-weight Nylon rope at the 5m-50m lengths due to the incredible expense of Nylon. When you get into longer lengths, cotton is just so much cheaper that a winch can't be made which incorporates Nylon for the very long distances economically. If only we could develop a technology which would... double the length... of our rope.... Lo and behold: The Knot. --------------- 2x 250 mile battery packs = 1x 500 mile battery pack. This isn't fscking rocket science, people. 10 million for a prototype *form factor*? Are you kidding me? Today, man’s Rope needs are fulfilled by new low-weight Nylon rope at the 5m-50m lengths due to the incredible expense of Nylon. When you get into longer lengths, cotton is just so much cheaper that a winch can’t be made which incorporates Nylon for the very long distances economically.

If only we could develop a technology which would… double the length… of our rope….

Lo and behold: The Knot.

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2x 250 mile battery packs = 1x 500 mile battery pack. This isn’t fscking rocket science, people. 10 million for a prototype *form factor*? Are you kidding me?

]]> By: Miles http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-15359 Miles Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:06:57 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-15359 Why not just trot down to your local Nissan parts center, buy 5 replacement battery packs for your shiny new Leaf, pile 'em up in the passenger seat and collect a check? Obviously.. need some constraints here. Why not just trot down to your local Nissan parts center, buy 5 replacement battery packs for your shiny new Leaf, pile ‘em up in the passenger seat and collect a check? Obviously.. need some constraints here.

]]> By: Miles http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-39142 Miles Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:06:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-39142 Why not just trot down to your local Nissan parts center, buy 5 replacement battery packs for your shiny new Leaf, pile 'em up in the passenger seat and collect a check? Obviously.. need some constraints here. Why not just trot down to your local Nissan parts center, buy 5 replacement battery packs for your shiny new Leaf, pile ‘em up in the passenger seat and collect a check? Obviously.. need some constraints here.

]]> By: JohnC http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-15358 JohnC Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:58:49 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-15358 Well, shell out the 10 Mil as soon as the bill passes. See article titled "Japanese Team Pushes Electric Car 623 Miles Without Recharging" on the same web page as the one above. As Neil implied.. the devil is in the details... ** ** Driving in a Daihatsu Mira equipped with a huge 74 kWh lithium-ion battery and a brushless DC motor, the Japan EV Club has achieved a new world record for an electric car: 1003.184 kilometers (623 miles) without recharging. Although the team didn’t exceed 25 mph and was on a racing oval at a constant speed, the 8.4 miles traveled per kWh (mpkWh) statistic is an amazing achievement in-and-of-itself. ... Well, shell out the 10 Mil as soon as the bill passes.

See article titled “Japanese Team Pushes Electric Car 623 Miles Without Recharging” on the same web page as the one above.

As Neil implied.. the devil is in the details…

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Driving in a Daihatsu Mira equipped with a huge 74 kWh lithium-ion battery and a brushless DC motor, the Japan EV Club has achieved a new world record for an electric car: 1003.184 kilometers (623 miles) without recharging.

Although the team didn’t exceed 25 mph and was on a racing oval at a constant speed, the 8.4 miles traveled per kWh (mpkWh) statistic is an amazing achievement in-and-of-itself.

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]]> By: JohnC http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-39141 JohnC Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:58:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-39141 Well, shell out the 10 Mil as soon as the bill passes. See article titled "Japanese Team Pushes Electric Car 623 Miles Without Recharging" on the same web page as the one above. As Neil implied.. the devil is in the details... ** ** Driving in a Daihatsu Mira equipped with a huge 74 kWh lithium-ion battery and a brushless DC motor, the Japan EV Club has achieved a new world record for an electric car: 1003.184 kilometers (623 miles) without recharging. Although the team didn’t exceed 25 mph and was on a racing oval at a constant speed, the 8.4 miles traveled per kWh (mpkWh) statistic is an amazing achievement in-and-of-itself. ... Well, shell out the 10 Mil as soon as the bill passes.

See article titled “Japanese Team Pushes Electric Car 623 Miles Without Recharging” on the same web page as the one above.

As Neil implied.. the devil is in the details…

** **

Driving in a Daihatsu Mira equipped with a huge 74 kWh lithium-ion battery and a brushless DC motor, the Japan EV Club has achieved a new world record for an electric car: 1003.184 kilometers (623 miles) without recharging.

Although the team didn’t exceed 25 mph and was on a racing oval at a constant speed, the 8.4 miles traveled per kWh (mpkWh) statistic is an amazing achievement in-and-of-itself.

…

]]> By: MikeO http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-15357 MikeO Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:30:54 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-15357 Well, it makes more sense to offer 10 Million to anybody as a reward for battery technology than offer 10 Million for Bin Ladins head in a basket. Thats the differance between Obama and Bush. With a 500 mile battery we would have the "effect" of Bin Ladens head in a basket and a clean planet to boot. What is wrong with that? Well, it makes more sense to offer 10 Million to anybody as a reward for battery technology than offer 10 Million for Bin Ladins head in a basket. Thats the differance between Obama and Bush. With a 500 mile battery we would have the “effect” of Bin Ladens head in a basket and a clean planet to boot. What is wrong with that?

]]> By: MikeO http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-39140 MikeO Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:30:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-39140 Well, it makes more sense to offer 10 Million to anybody as a reward for battery technology than offer 10 Million for Bin Ladins head in a basket. Thats the differance between Obama and Bush. With a 500 mile battery we would have the "effect" of Bin Ladens head in a basket and a clean planet to boot. What is wrong with that? Well, it makes more sense to offer 10 Million to anybody as a reward for battery technology than offer 10 Million for Bin Ladins head in a basket. Thats the differance between Obama and Bush. With a 500 mile battery we would have the “effect” of Bin Ladens head in a basket and a clean planet to boot. What is wrong with that?

]]> By: Neil Blanchard http://gas2.org/2010/06/02/10-million-prize-for-first-500-mile-battery-pack/#comment-15356 Neil Blanchard Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:21:56 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=8245#comment-15356 500 miles at what speed, at what discharge rate? How many ICE cars can go 500 miles on one tankful of fuel? Sincerely, Neil 500 miles at what speed, at what discharge rate? How many ICE cars can go 500 miles on one tankful of fuel?

Sincerely, Neil

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