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Myth: Electric Cars are the Next Big Thing

Myth: Electric Cars are the Next Big Thing. Presented by: Royle Juusola. Electric Cars. Pros Inexpensive Refueling Quiet No emissions at point of use Cons Recharge Rates Battery Life Energy Density Mass Battery Safety. Source: Mail Online. Batteries. 2009 DOE Energy Storage Report

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Myth: Electric Cars are the Next Big Thing

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  1. Myth:Electric Cars are the Next Big Thing Presented by: RoyleJuusola

  2. Electric Cars • Pros • Inexpensive Refueling • Quiet • No emissions at point of use • Cons • Recharge Rates • Battery Life • Energy Density • Mass • Battery Safety Source: Mail Online

  3. Batteries • 2009 DOE Energy Storage Report • Cost • Abuse Tolerance • Life • Performance

  4. Energy Density Data Source: MacKay, Taco Bell

  5. Questions • What are some disadvantages to electric cars? • Batteries • How does the energy density of a battery compare to hydrocarbon energy sources? • Very poorly to say the least

  6. Works Cited • Bryce, Robert Power Hungry: The Myths of ‘Green’ Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future, New York: Public Affairs. 2010 • MacKay, J.C. Sustainable Energy – without the hot air , Cambridge: UIT Cambridge Ltd. 2009, http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/sustainable/book /tex/cft.pdf 19-March-2011 •  "Full Nutrition Information: All Items." Taco Bell Calories and Nutrition Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. • "Jeremy Clarkson Sparks New BBC Row over Top Gear Electric Supercar Test 'failure'"Mail Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2013.

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