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Old 10-18-2011, 07:12 PM   #16
falconsprint
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Drives: 2009 SL65, 1998 CL600 (sold), 1989 560SEL (sold)
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Originally Posted by halm View Post
I think we will all be driving full electrics at some point and these will be fast as hell with 100% torque from o rpm! When battery technology advances a bit more, watch out! Just bring along your own soundtrack or get used to whine as engine sound.
the future is swappable battery packs. You pull into a service station, a robot pulls out your battery pack from underneath your car and swaps in a new one. You pay for the difference in charge. There's already a prototype of this system in development for taxi-cabs.
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