On 7/10/2007 6:00:18 PM, pencimen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Alberto wrote: > > > The harsh logic of economics is all that dictates the death > > - or, better, the contraception - of the electric car. > > > > Why there are so few helicopter lines in modern cities? Just > > because they are too expensive, and few people want to pay > > 200 dollars to save 2 hours of traffic jam. > > Besides the points Robert made in a later post, did you factor in 1) > maintenance costs (electrics are much cheaper now that batteries > last > the life of the car) and 2) the costs of "peacekeeping" to keep the > oil > supply lines open? > I agree with Doug here for the most part. The amazing advances made in just the last few years in battery and super/ultracapacitor technologies have changed the landscape for electric vehicles.
But I think if I am to be clear about this I must say that my interest in the subject lies primarily in reducing pollutants introduced by consumers and secondarily in simplifying our politics by reducing dependence on foreign oil. On the second point, I do not believe we will likely eliminate oil imports. I suspect there will always be some selfish desire to use up "their" oil before we use up "our" oil. The non-consumer need for oil is still great. Currently, the military requires 15 gallons of fuel per man per day, the highest rate of fuel use our military has ever had. I'm not sure those "peacekeeping" "oil supply" missions are going to go away. xponent 15 Gallon Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
