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Originally Posted by DGthe3
The bulk of the 'pomp and flair' was the opposition, saying its unsuitible, won't last, yadda yadda yadda. The biggest opposition to Li-ion batteries was Toyota, and last I heard they are now going to be using them in their plug-in Prius.
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I still have a hard time putting this under a "green" car. Just because we use the facad of "electric", that doesn't necessarily mean it is better for the environment.
Between the current methods for making electricity (coal), and the fact that most batteries head to the landfill once dead, the difference between this current form of electric car and a conventional combustion engine are argueably minimal.
IMHO... this whole "green" movement is a joke, aka gimmick to sell products. And without anyone questioning in public, they just go about stating lies. Uh-hum... global warming sound familiar? (lies)
Don't get me wrong, when/if we really do invent the technology,
assuming it is possible, electric will be the way. Combustion won't be able to even compete. But batteries need much longer life than 40 or even 100 miles. I mean... no plane could use this! We arn't there yet, forcing something that isn't feasable is a waste of time, and may cause the real solution to take even longer than it should.
My $0.02.