> areas. It is only a matter of desire (and little > time), before battery > technology advances to allow cars to travel cross > country without
Malcolm, you present an article of faith, not a reasoned position. Nobody who studies Peak Oil is unaware of what you say - how could they be? But you can't say "it's always been this way, so it will continue to be this way". In fact, the "always" is only a couple hundred years of industrial human society. The electric cars of which you write still need to get their electricity from somewhere, and present alternative technologies cannot provide enough to make up for declining fossil fuel supply. It could possibly be done with massive solar and wind projects (although there are EROEI questions with these), but we should have started those some time ago, given the scale and cost required. If you don't believe me, read the "Hirsch Report", commissioned by the US government, which says that we need a 20-year lead time for preparation (mainly infrastructure reorganization and building) in order to avoid major problems brought on by oil peak. Joe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
