On Aug 7, 2007, at 5:27 PM, dfsavgny wrote:
>
> What is the solution? Conservation and reduction of emissions. Forget
> biofuels, fuel from coal or even hydrogen-cells (like to see a crash
> with those suckers). Hybrids good, but gasoline is more efficient once
> the vehicle is moving. Electric when at a standstill or low speeds.
> Increase usage of bikes (bike lanes AND enforcement) and public
> transportation.
>
I still think that if we had a government that really wanted things
to change we could make them change quickly. Pull a "we're going to
the moon by the end of the decade" situation with electric cars and
see how fast we could get out of the oil mess. Electrics can
already be built to go at normal speeds or even high speeds like
sports cars, the problem is in bringing the price down so that
ordinary folks can afford them. That's where the government should
get involved - not with tax breaks for individuals but directly with
the auto makers. We help out Detroit and the plane industry so much
anyway, why not help them (while forcing them) to bring electric cars
to the masses?
It always amazes me that Detroit has seemed to be against electric
cars when I'd imagine it could do two things for them:
1) If pushed, electrics could help revolutionize Detroit's auto sales
by beating Europe to the next step. Just look at how hybrids are
selling. Europe beat us to that punch much sooner than Detroit. If
GM could become the leader in electric, it would open new markets for
them.
2) I believe that instead of removing jobs it would create tons of
jobs and the need for new factories.
and for the USA
1) It would lessen our dependency on foreign oil
2) It would be far cleaner and better for the environment
3) Prices would probably be more stable than the rotating prices we
get from the gas market.
Cars were originally electric, I'd love to see the day when they're
electric again.
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