I don't see any need for any conspiracy to kill off electric cars at all. The range is awful, they take time to recharge, the battery life sucks and they are small - especially when compared to the profitable SUV's that US manufacturers produce. They suck. I wondered why car companies bothered to waste money on them in the first place, but I assume that was because of politics
Now, that said IF THEY CAN DEVELOP A REALLY GOOD BATTERY, EV's will crush oil powered vehicles, no doubt. Since such batteries don't exist, my question is Why doesn't "Detroit" build a good diesel hybrid - that has mileage and acceleration - and beat the Japanese? -----Original Message----- From: John Coviello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:57 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: Who Killed the EV? Very interesting. Too bad there is no trailer available on the site (link is dead). There is definitely a conspiracy of some sort surrounding the silent dismissal of the EV. I mean, who wouldn't want a car that costs 1/4 the cost of driving a petroleum powered vehicle and is less costly to maintain as well? People loved their EVs and GM just crushed them anyway. The oil/auto industries, which surely are in collusion at some level, know the EV is the one technology that could kill the whole oil gravy train in short order. I think that is why they are literally giving EVs the cold shoulder. Plug-in hybrids are the first step to full EVs, and even those are getting no support from the auto industry. Plug-in hybrids will reduce oil consumption by 50% to 80%, EVs will once fully implemented reduce oil consumption by 100%. The oil/auto industries know this, is it really suprising that they are crushing EVs instead of developing them? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:00 PM Subject: Who Killed the EV? > Soon to a DVD near you: > > http://www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com/ > > and the Sundance Festival. > > Terry > ___________________________________________________ > Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > http://mail.netscape.com >
