Saving Planet Earth

One of the most common problems in electric cars today is the fact that an 8-hour charge can only travel about 40 miles. While that would suffice for city-driving, it’s not enough for most drivers. But those days may be gone pretty soon as a student from University of Delaware managed to create an electric that travels 150 miles for only 2 hours of charging!

According to Scott Baker, a graduate student of the University of Delaware said that this car will cost only 3 cents per mile of travel while typical gas vehicles would cost 10 to 12 cents per mile. That already is a good incentive to drive this electric car. It’s name is Scion and it costs $70,000 at the moment but mass production will probably lower the price dramatically.

Is the car a hybrid? No, it’s a full electric car that gets plugged into an ordinary outlet for charging. Part of the reason for its awesome 150-mile range is the fact that its brakes actually recharge the battery while driving. (Honestly, I’ve already been thinking about that before). An added prep is that you can use to make money because it also becomes a storage device for the power grid when you plug it in and you’d be surprised to know that the power companies would actually pay you to store their energy in your car until they need it. The income from that could add up to $2500 or more per year.

Umm, now where do I get one?

Click here for info on How to Build an Electric Car

Story based on NBC News