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Re:The Electric Car may be entering its “cell phone” period by mhandley on Friday January 22, 2016 @08:20AM (#10952502)
Why don't electric cars come with a tiny kerosene cabin heater as standard? A small heater would take up little space or weight, could be easily refueled at home so not need a detour to a petrol station, and be much more cost effective than adding extra batteries just to provide cabin heat. Sure, it's not zero-emission, but the efficiency of a kerosene heater can be pretty good (much better than an internal combustion engine) and it might go a long way to increase the usefulness on cold days.
Re:The Electric Car may be entering its “cell phone” period by coldpie on Friday January 22, 2016 @08:48AM (#10952629)
No one would be silly enough to cart around a tank of highly explosive liquid in their vehicle.
Re:The Electric Car may be entering its “cell phone” period by pljns on Friday January 22, 2016 @08:58AM (#10952689)
I look forward to hearing my grandkids saying this in disbelief, to which I respond, "No, really, we carted around a massive tank of highly flammable liquid. To make matters worse, we actually steered vehicles ourselves."
Re:The Electric Car may be entering its “cell phone” period by lectrick on Friday January 22, 2016 @10:02AM (#10953035)
While outputting toxic carbon monoxide directly into the breathing air of the vehicles following immediately behind
Re:The Electric Car may be entering its “cell phone” period by mrfusion on Friday January 22, 2016 @10:04AM (#10953057)
I like your thinking. See my other comment for what I think is a good idea for improving the heating situation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10953036