Time Tested Electric Car

Here is a car for someone who is thinking of going electric, but wants a vehicle which has passed the test of time. It's range is pretty good too - 100 miles per charge.
The Waverly Electric Car is being sold on Ebay right now. But if you like it act fast - it is the only one in existance.

Here's what the car's seller has to say:

...THIS IS A VERY FUN CAR. IT WILL MAKE PEOPLE STOP IN THE ROAD AND SCRATCH THEIR HEADS. THIS CAR IS A 1913 WAVERLEY ELECTRIC AND IS THE ONLY ONE KNOWN OF THIS YEAR AND BODY STYLE. THE CAR IS 96V AND HAS ALL BRAND NEW BATTERYS (2000.00) AND NEW CHARGER (1000.00). IT RUNS, DRIVES, AND STOPS VERY WELL. NEW 34X4 TIRES ALL AROUND LOOK GREAT. THE TOP SPEED IS ABOUT 25 MPH AND GOES AROUND 100 MILES ON A CHARGE. THE AMP AND VOLT METER BOTH WORK WELL. ALL LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT WORK ALSO. THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A HORN IT HAS A BELL THAT HAS A BUTTON ON THE FLOOR. THIS IS HANDY BECAUSE PEOPLE WONT HERE YOU. THE CAR MAKES NO SOUND AT ALL WHEN IT IS RUNNING AND WONT OVER HEAT (GREAT FOR PARADES). EVERYONE SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE CINDERELLA'S CARRIAGE.

Does your car burst into flames?

Yesterday during your daily commute some dip**** drinking coffee and talking on his cellphone ran into the back of your car at a red light...it was just a bump, no big deal right? But what if you knew that there was a risk of your car bursting into flames in your garage as a result of yesterday's fender bender?

It sounds pretty hysterical but that's the way the media is portraying the Chevy Volt.

What really happened is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did a pretty thorough crash test -the battery pack was penetrated 5 inches during the "crash" followed by a 360º rollover. Then the car was shoved into storage for a week without any discharging of the battery or repairs to the coolant leakage....Would you put a car in your garage if it was leaking gasoline and brake fluid?

CEO Dan Akerson put it this way: He insisted that the cars are safe and that the fires happened only after extreme tests.

If there are any Volt owners out there that won't rest easy they can get a loaner car or even ask GM to buy back their car...maybe they can trade it in for a Nissan Leaf. After all according to the National Fire Protection Association during 2010, there were 184,500 fires among all the vehicles on the road in the US. Most of that was from liquid fuel.

Where Electric Vehicle Batteries Come From

The batteries found in electric vehicles are mainly based on lithium instead of the familiar old lead and sulfuric acid used in gasoline powered cars. The video shows how they are made.