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Greased Lightning

It was extremely pleasant to drive, with more than adequate performance in city driving and a range of approximately 160km. Its only problem, like all pure electric vehicles, is that each re-fueling duration is six to eight hours, a far cry from the 10 minutes or so for a normal vehicle.

Despite great strides in battery technology, especially over the last three decades, the energy storage density of the best of its kind is still no match for the internal combustion engine’s liquid fuel. +Continue Reading