Comments on: ZAP: Free Power with Electric Car http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Web http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-9754 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 23:49:48 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-9754 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> By: MICHAEL KELLEY http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-8353 MICHAEL KELLEY Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:33:06 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-8353 <p>After all of the hype before the ZAP/UPS holiday project...it is impossible to get any info from the media, ZAP or UPS about the success or failure of the project...Why?</p> After all of the hype before the ZAP/UPS holiday project…it is impossible to get any info from the media, ZAP or UPS about the success or failure of the project…Why?

]]> By: ZAP Motors Hits MacWorld « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-8217 ZAP Motors Hits MacWorld « Earth2Tech Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:02:13 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-8217 <p>[...] week ZAP launched a new promotion for its Xebra, offering free electricity for the vehicle. While ZAP is one of the older electric [...]</p> [...] week ZAP launched a new promotion for its Xebra, offering free electricity for the vehicle. While ZAP is one of the older electric [...]

]]> By: Jim http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7765 Jim Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:31:48 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7765 <p>I'd rather have a 10 year/100,000 mile warranty on the batteries. Does ZAP offer that?</p> I’d rather have a 10 year/100,000 mile warranty on the batteries. Does ZAP offer that?

]]> By: ITrush http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7755 ITrush Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:22:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7755 <p>Very enticing!</p> <p>nhick http://www.itrush.com</p> Very enticing!

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]]> By: Craig Rubens http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7691 Craig Rubens Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:37:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7691 <p>The "free electricity for a year" promotion is just that - a promotion. It might seem a little silly, but I think it's a very simple way for the car company to entice people to take the electric plunge. It is good in the "short term."</p> <p>And if people start complaining in a year that it really didn't save them that much money it'll further validate the electric vehicle industry's point that powering the cars is cheap.</p> The “free electricity for a year” promotion is just that – a promotion. It might seem a little silly, but I think it’s a very simple way for the car company to entice people to take the electric plunge. It is good in the “short term.”

And if people start complaining in a year that it really didn’t save them that much money it’ll further validate the electric vehicle industry’s point that powering the cars is cheap.

]]> By: Jim http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7679 Jim Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:03:01 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7679 <p>Sort of silly. Assuming 15,000 miles/year and and 300 watt-hours per mile, that's 4500 kW-hrs. At 10 cents per, $450 for the year.</p> Sort of silly. Assuming 15,000 miles/year and and 300 watt-hours per mile, that’s 4500 kW-hrs. At 10 cents per, $450 for the year.

]]> By: Jason Morris http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7674 Jason Morris Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:46:44 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/2008/01/11/zap-free-power-with-electric-car/#comment-7674 <p>This is a smart incentive for the short term as it will quell some of the debate surrounding charging a car from the electrical grid versus hybrids. Even better will be when the majority of electric car owners also have a solar PV system or other renewable source from which to charge their cars.</p> This is a smart incentive for the short term as it will quell some of the debate surrounding charging a car from the electrical grid versus hybrids. Even better will be when the majority of electric car owners also have a solar PV system or other renewable source from which to charge their cars.

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