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Ralph Kinney Bennett over at TCS Daily has the answer. You'll be surprised by what you read.
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2 comments:
I don't think this article said anything that hasn't already been said. Right now, electric cars aren't viable for the 'masses.' Hasn't this been long known and is the reason why gas-based vehicles are still here to stay?
Probably like all of us, this guy wishes we had an alternative to 'big-oil' and paying $3/gallon.
Hopefull technology will catch up and an alternative can be found.
Just heard an interview with the director of the movie on NPR.
The best question came from a skeptic who questioned the director's use of the phrase, "the electric car was a perfect solution". The caller mentioned the electric car's limited range (65 miles on normal days and maybe only 20 on freezing ones).
The director had a good answer though. He said, "No, the electric car isn't perfect and it's true that its range was limited, but it still should be an OPTION for people."
I agree with his accessment. We both know the electric car wouldn't work with the rural area we are from, but in urban areas (the director mentioned he owned and drove one to work everyday on his 20-mile round trip), it was viable. For the car to be scrapped just because it wasn't the 'perfect' solution and fit everyone's driving habits wasn't the way to go.
What the electric car did do was further the technology. The batteries used now on hybrid cars (nickel batteries instead of lead batteries in electric ones) are better and can handle distances up to 100 mile round trips. So the driving distance has increased 100% in 5-10 years of research.
There is no perfect car, but as I say everytime, NOW is the time companies should invest in research so maybe we can have a 'perfect' solution to gas-based cars in 20 years....30 years....maybe 50 years down the road.
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