On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:05:16 -0500, BAR wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
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On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:34:30 -0500, "D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com
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Im not going to go out a buy an electric car just yet.
Actually this is probably the golden age of the electric car. "Fuel"
is very cheap.
Once they actually get a significant number on the road they will be
separately metering your charger for the road tax and adding a
surcharge for the added electrical infrastructure they need to charge
millions of cars every night.


I still don't get it though. The energy to charge the batteries in an
electric car has to come from somewhere.
Hybrids are charged by the gas (oil) powered engine, along with supplements
of "regenerative braking", etc.

Plug in (to charge) electrics still derive their power from oil, as do
hybrids. So, where's the "green" thing?

Answer: Nuclear. But first we have to convert all the tree huggers.

You are getting a little to complicated for the tree huggers to
understand. Thinking in more than one dimension makes them fall over
like the pygmy goats.

Pygmy goats don't fall over.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_goat

You are thinking of fainting goats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting_goat

Damn - I am full of useless knowledge. :)