Comments on: Green Overdrive: Drop the Kids Off in An E-Mini Van!

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:57:01 +0000

Sounds like an interesting driving experience – no brakes required (just lift off the accelerator). Not sure how many soccer moms will think that’s a good feature. (of course there is a brake, but sounds like a traditional one that won’t recharge the battery).

42 kWh battery for 100 miles! The Nissan Leaf will do that distance on 24kWh. You’re in for some mighty long charge times.

Which leads me to the main point. Minivans and other large family cars really need to be a plug-in hybrids – unless you have no interest in doing more than 100 miles a day (i.e. no roadtrips) in your primary family vehicle.

By: TheIntentionalSage

TheIntentionalSage — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:12:08 +0000

Let’s hope that we see these on the roads of America within the next 10 years!

With Love and Gratitude,

The Intentional Sage

By: Paul Scott

Paul Scott — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:13:38 +0000

AC Propulsion is the gold standard for EV drive technology. Putting their drive system in a minivan proves that larger vehicles are viable as EVs. While NHTSA standards will probably keep this particular vehicle out of the U.S. market, other manufacturers will see it and hopefully replicate it with some U.S.-legal minivans.

Anything to get us off oil!

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:05:51 +0000

@Ad van der Meer, Yeah you’re right, I was going with the cruising stats of the car. I’ll clarify that.

By: Ad van der Meer

Ad van der Meer — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:43:35 +0000

I like the car, but I am pretty sure Tome Gage said it has a range of well over 100mi and he has stretched it to about 150mi.

Not bad, but not quite 200mi yet.