[Vision2020] who killed the electric car?

[david sarff]

I am enthusiastically looking forward to seeing more electric and 
hybrid/electric vehicles in the future.
Some sources:  http://www.pluginamerica.com/links.shtml

Electric plug-in hybrids are coming. Commuting 20-40 miles will be still be 
all electric.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=119088

A person can kit build a electric vehicle with 30-50 mile range for @ 
$5000.00 in materials, less the donor vehicle and labor.  
http://www.ev-america.com/

This looks fun....
http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1
base price: $92,000

Interesting old notes on the EV1:
http://www.kingoftheroad.net/charge_across_america/charge_html/nimh_test2.html

How are we going to quit flowing high volumes of carbon into the upper 
atmosphere via aircraft?
Dave


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>A decade ago, California decided to get serious about smog and required car 
>manufacturers to create zero-emission cars.  The auto makers did build 
>electric cars for sale in that state.  Then by creatively undermining 
>public support for the cars and reversing the state mandate, they killed 
>the electric car.  Literally.  Even though hundreds of customers begged the 
>companies to sell them an electric car, the auto makers refused (the cars 
>were only leased, not sold).  And then the leases were ended, and the cars 
>were actually crushed and recycled.
>
>Though it sounds like a paranoid fantasy, it's all there in the recent 
>documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"  I saw it on DVD.  It is a 
>great summary and a strong indictment of the short-sighted oil/auto 
>industry that could only see that big cars equal big profits.
>
>GM and Ford are now suffering big time with diving stock prices and huge 
>losses.  And all I can think is those dinosaurs deserve it.
>
>For more info, and links to the DVD, etc see: http://www.pluginamerica.com/
>BL


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