I'm with you on this, but unfortunately it's the government and it's ties to
the oil industry
that are the problem.
Not only that, but even though it's the right thing to do for the environment
and for future
generations, imagine trying to shut down the over abundance of gas stations
that dot our
landscape? Somehow corporate greed often wins out over logic.
In a perfect world, it would be great to see gas stations retrofit to pump
things other then
gas, like hydrogen for fuel cells.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> 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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