evil_gop_liars Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 (edited) "It's Time To Kill The Electric Car, Drive A Stake Through Its Heart And Burn The Corpse. Edited August 28, 2011 by Big John fixed link formatting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That's a great read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 That's a great read. +1 Very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I agree... a very good read! I'd like to see a more in-depth comparison with Hybrids. Sounds like they are still viable but at what scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathpig Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 At the current level of technology, electric and electric/hybrid may just not be worth it. For years there's been a lot of work on other alternative fuel sources, I'm curious if hydrogen or natural gas powered cars have less reliance on rare earth metals (and, by extension, are more practical at scale). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Yup, I have long maintained that electric cars only exist because of the erroneous assumption by most that they are cheaper to operate with the added benefit of being greener. I doesn't take very much analysis to determine that it is cheaper to own a traditional gasoline car when ALL the operational costs are considered (purchase price, maintenance price, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I have a paid off Corolla with 100k+ miles on it. It is my understanding that type of car is in fact the most eco friendly on the road at the moment. A Prius requires that much mileage to break even on the pollution caused by the battery production, or so they say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I have a lanthanum deposit on the back 40 acres. I'm going to be RICH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 I have a lanthanum deposit on the back 40 acres. I'm going to be RICH!! Lanthanum deposit = My farmer neighbors and I have been throwing our old batteries and electronic devices in hole out back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Lanthanum deposit = My farmer neighbors and I have been throwing our old batteries and electronic devices in hole out back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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