I wish we had email records from back when the "horseless carriage" was introduced. I'm sure many considered it stupid, since most people that could afford them probably already had horses. Why bother changing anything, ever?
There will be battery technology innovation that makes it more viable, and there will be a Henry Ford (more likely a corporation of one sort or another of course) that can make it all affordable. I heart the internal combustion engine and it's glorious symphony of mechanical and combustion noises and complexity; but it isn't infinitely sustainable. It won't disappear from the earth for a good while yet, but it will be replaced over time just like all technological marvels. You don't have to embrace it, but change is the only thing you can count on to stay the same. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Dennis Hale <[email protected]> wrote: > Will it be so fuzzy happy after "they" figure out that you owe $2500 a year > in "fair" road maintenance tax you're not paying at the pump? Will "they" > just add road tax to all electrical bills? And when "they" delete the $7500 > subsidy to the folks rich enough to play the electric game will it still be > so good to putt along in the truck lanes in a heavy short range sled? Is > this the Miata list or the Toyota Pious list? > Dennis Hale > > *From:* Brian Pifer <[email protected]> > *To:* Larry Alster <[email protected]> > *Cc:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; " > [email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2011 10:14 AM > > *Subject:* RE: Miata electric conversion > > I don’t normally chime in because others have more knowledge and are > faster than I. But I take issue with your assertion that “battery electric > cars are still a stupid idea.” > > Yes, they have drawbacks (limited range & higher initial cost), but they > also have advantages (lower operating cost & less foreign oil dependence). > Current electric cars are not for everyone and you really need a second > “long distance” car for road trips. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > -- "It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue..." -Queen Elizabeth II
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