 egoldstein says: Very exciting stuff. This is no longer the talk of what's ifs and hypotheticals...it's reality and it's coming soon. In my opinion, the introduction of plug-in cars will be a major catalyst for the development of additional sources of energy - including more wind and solar generated. It will also be the tipping point for allocating the massive resources needed to upgrade our nation's power grid.  but will us poor folks be able to afford it? "but will us poor folks be able to afford it?" Not for about 10+ years. Like the Hybrids and other alt fueled vehicles, only the wealthy will be able to brag about how 'green' they are. Big deal. And Eric also pointed out the obvious setback to electric based cars. Plug in those cars in California and watch how quickly you brown out/blow out the grid. The infrastructure simply cannot handle the extra load. http://digg.com/autos/Mitsubishi_s_Electric_Car_Will_Be_Released_in_2009_for_38K Well, a little steep, but about the price of a SUV Electric cars were viable a long time ago. Furthermore, cars in the 80's got great gas mileage including one I owned which was a Renault Alliance. I don't believe the prophets of doom who say that this country can't be the innovator we always have been. http://www.democracynow.org/2007/4/13/who_killed_the_electric_car_new debbyski- Not to burst your bubble but, there are ALOT more issues to solve with electric cars than marketing hype will admit. Some of those issues are discussed on the blog of The Union of Concerned Scientists. These are real scientists who look at issues from all angles, not just the ones the marketing peeople show you. more on that here: http://kotare.typepad.com/thestrategist/2008/05/post.html With gas prices at the current levels, people will welcome any alternative solution that is a viable one. I looked into buying a Prius a couple of years ago, but the expense of replacing the battery pack was a factor that made me hesitant at the time but Toyota claims that the battery packs last quite a while: http://www.hybridcars.com/faq.html#plug My point was that in the early 80's there were quite a few cars that got good gas milage. I owned a Renault Alliance that got 37 mpg or more on a trip; and it cost me a total of $6,300.00 brand spanking new and I loved this car. So I know we have had the technology to make more fuel efficie... Agree Deb. I've followed a few alternative engines and fuel systems being developed. Inquiries found they had worked and then disappeared, not necessarily in that order. The developers were bought out, pure and simple. I bet the oil companies thought they could bring them out as the oil tapered off, and make another killing. Drowned in their own !@#$ now the renewable energy cars are ahead of them. Love it. Won't matter what form the alternatives take, it would surprise if they beat the electric car. Inquiries found they had worked and then disappeared, not necessarily in that order. The developers were bought out, pure and simple.Not all emerging technologies get 'bought out' I clipped about this one over a year ago, and it's actually gaining ground. There was just a clip on here last week about the same tech being used. |
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