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Message: <blockquote data-quote="yama_palla" data-source="post: 9268234" data-attributes="member: 321681">If you think electric cars are a new phenomenon, think again. They          have been with us for more than a century - as early as 1897, electric          vehicles found their first commercial application in the US as a fleet          of electric New York City taxis. In 1911, the New York Times stated that          the electric car has been recognised as “ideal” because it was cleaner,          quieter and much more economical than gasoline-powered cars. <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> But why did they literally disappear from the scene? In short, they          could not compete with the gasoline engine. Oil was comparatively cheap,          a car could run hundreds of kilometres on a full tank and the          infrastructure (filling stations and service stations) was easy to          build. The Ford Model T, which heralded the era of mass-produced          gasoline-powered cars, sounded the death knell for electric cars.          The advantages quoted by the New York Times could not compensate for          one simple flaw: electric car batteries simply did not have the capacity          for a long-range commute without a long recharge. And in the early days          of electric power, the required recharging infrastructure was a distant          dream. No wonder electric cars faded from the scene as petrol and diesel          cars took over the world.          But oil, a finite resource, would not remain cheap forever. The world          learned this harsh lesson during the oil crisis of the early 1970s and          again in the 90s and the early years of the 21st century. Suddenly, that          4.0 litre gasoline engined car did not look all that appealing.          Governments and automakers scrambled to find a solution. They          increasingly turned to electric cars to stave off the threat of          escalating oil prices. <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-03.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> But the one problem that plagued early electric cars still hampers          the electric car industry today - battery capacity and range. This is          why some car makers opted to ditch the battery altogether and couple an          electric motor with a standard gasoline engine to make so-called          ‘hybrid’ cars.          The best example for a hybrid car is the Toyota Prius, which          pioneered the trend towards ‘greener’ cars way back in 1997. Honda          followed with hybrid Civic models. The Prius is now in its fourth          generation and getting better all the time. Though not particularly          beautiful ‘in the metal’ these cars get the job done admirably. The main          advantage from a consumer’s point of view is that hybrids cut fuel          consumption by a considerable margin, requiring less than four litres of          petrol to travel 100 Km. They are also friendly to the environment,          having less emissions. The Prius will also come in a ‘plug-in’ hybrid          version, which will augment its versatility. <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-02.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-04.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-05.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/01/16/z_p-37-Electric-06.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Maxxa ne...........Rep+ parakuth daanna hode!!!!!! </blockquote>

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