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12/26/2006

The Perfect Electric Car?

Phoenix Motorcars has developed what could possibly be the perfect electric car. Classified as a Sport Utility Truck (SUT), this vehicle "can cruise on the freeway at up to 95 m.p.h. while carrying five passengers and a full payload." One more picture after the jump.
The Phoenix Motorcars SUV will be introduced in late 2007, having a range of 130 miles, and can be recharged in less than 10 minutes with an off-board charging unit or trickle-charged overnight when plugged into a 220V power source, similar to the SUT. The estimated cost to recharge the battery pack is a small fraction of equivalent gasoline costs

Phoenix is currently working on an expanded battery pack that will allow a 250 mile range, still permitting a 10 minute charge and available in late 2007

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Posted at 12/26/2006 6:41pm by Ben Goldberg
wow thats really cool
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Posted at 12/26/2006 7:27pm by Pollywogs! » Blog Archive » More lazy links!
[...] Kelley and I saw these cute little trucks in Mexico that we coveted, but this is WAY cooler! [...]
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Posted at 12/26/2006 11:15pm by pierre
cool!
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Posted at 12/27/2006 01:47am by Donklephant » Blog Archive » An Electric Car Recharges In 10 Minutes?
[...] From TechEBlog: Powered by the revolutionary Altairnano NanoSafe™ battery pack, Phoenix Motorcars’ zero-emission, all-electric Sport Utility Truck (SUT) can cruise on the freeway at up to 95 m.p.h. while carrying five passengers and a full payload. [...]
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Posted at 12/27/2006 01:49am by Ge
they will destroy it all in 5 years like GM did...
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Posted at 12/27/2006 02:38am by IndianPad
NexGen Electric Car - 130Miles/210Km on 10Minute Charge NexGen Electric Car - 130Miles/210Km on 10Minute Charge posted at IndianPad.com
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Posted at 12/27/2006 03:34am by
מכונית חשמלית אידאלית? מכונית חשמלית חדשה מאת חברה בשם Phoenix Motorcars מציעה נסיעה לטווח של 210 קילומטר אחרי טעינה של 10 דקות בלבד.
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Posted at 12/27/2006 10:59am by Roach
Why are "electric cars" always so unattractive? Do they want us to buy them? The best idea here is to create a regular, appealing sedan or SUV. SUT's are a waste of time. Only a certain type or number of people would think about buying a car that looks like that. Take the Prius, it's ugly! I don't care how much you spend on innovation for lower emmissions and gas mileage, but please, put a little more cash and time into design. If you want everybody to buy your car, you need to design a car for everybody. Places to start: Accord, Camry, 300, and Ford 500. SUV's - there really is only one, Chevy Tahoe.
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Posted at 12/27/2006 2:52pm by HT
Roach: Beuty is in the eye of the beholder. Did you know that the Ford F150 truck is the most sold vehicle in the US? I can't understand why, because AFAIK most Americans don't live on a farm, where that thing belongs. I do agree with you that I'd like electric cars to look like regular cars. I like the Honda Civic and Accent hybrids because they look just like regular cars. My wife on the other hand, as well as many of my coworkers really like the futuristic looks of the Toyota Prius.
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Posted at 12/27/2006 4:41pm by Luke
www.teslamotors.com Check it out.
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Posted at 12/27/2006 5:18pm by Mike
The question that needs to be asked is "What is the lifetime cost of the vehicle, including replacement of the battery pack?" Without a sales price plus maintenance cost to compare to gasolibe powered vehicles, the relevance of this vehicle can't be determined. If it costs $250k, nobody will buy it and it is irrelevant. If the battery pack dies in three years, and costs $15k to replace, few will be sold and fewer still will sell after this becomes well known. That's still better than irrelevant, in that it will teach people "don't buy electric cars" (even those that only heard about the problem). Whether or not that is a good lesson to learn is a matter of opinion/debate.
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Posted at 12/27/2006 11:47pm by jamie
This SUT is meant for a fleet vehicle, and cost around $50,000, so it's a proper truck or utility vehicle, rather than an SUV which is pretty useless for carrying cargo and use commercially. The battery is supposed to last 13-20 years because it uses a new nano battery material which doesn't get strained like traditional lithium-ion batteries during charge and discharge. It's been tested to 20,000 recharge cycles. A normal lithium ion battery can do about 1000 cycles. I'm sure we will see this battery in normal sized electric cars in the future. Saying no one will buy it is rubbish. People will buy anything. Even $100-200k on a sports car that doesn't do much except look good and is fun to drive. It really depends on your needs.
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Posted at 12/28/2006 00:03am by jamie
There's a good presentation here which summaries the new battery technology: http://www.altairnano.com/documents/AltairnanoEDTAPresentation.pdf
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Posted at 12/28/2006 12:01pm by Bob
I want one now ! When and where can I buy it ?? !!! :-)
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Posted at 01/01/2007 10:09am by Automotive Articles Magazine » Just another WordPress weblog » Blog Archive » Electric truck hauls amps
[...] [Sources: TechEBlog and The Auto Channel] [...]
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Posted at 01/01/2007 11:13pm by Electric truck hauls amps » autodub blog
[...] [Sources: TechEBlog and The Auto Channel] [...]
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Posted at 01/02/2007 12:22pm by Car Crowd » Blog Archive » Electric truck hauls amps
[...] [Sources: TechEBlog and The Auto Channel] [...]
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Posted at 01/04/2007 10:53am by Electric truck hauls amps - Automobile Blog
[...] [Sources: TechEBlog and The Auto Channel] [...]
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Posted at 02/01/2007 2:57pm by ipoh2u346j
very good post from our team
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Posted at 03/04/2007 00:19am by the IDT Energy Blog » The Perfect Sport Utility Truck
[...] Check out pictures of what Phoenix motors is calling “the perfect electric car.” A ten minute recharge sounds pretty impressive. Not your grandmother’s SUV.   [...]
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