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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Though it sounds like a paranoid fantasy, it's all
there in the</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For more info, and links to the DVD, etc see:
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.pluginamerica.com/">http://www.pluginamerica.com/</A></FONT></DIV>
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