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From: e@t.me
"penny" wrote in message
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> Who killed the electric car -- a crime of mammoth proportions with
> consequences for our environment.
>
> Electric cars produce zero emissions and therefore don't contribute to
> the global warming disaster. They were a key invention in dealing
> with global warming. Yet they have disappeared from the market
> place.
The economics are not there, manufacturers simply haven't been able to
produce an all-electric car that will perform as well as one driven by a
combustion engine.
> Who killed the electric car especially since as well as being so
> environmentally friendly it was such a winner for consumers.
That is a total myth unless all electricity comes from clean renewable
sources like solar, wind, hydro, which it does not. Most electricity comes
from dirty old coal and nuclear sources, so all you're doing is changing the
source of pollution from the tailpipe to the generating plant.
> Since the electric car has no engine it saves the driver the cost of
> replacing parts, motor oil, filters and spark plugs. Wear and tear
> of braking systems are absolutely minimal. Yet , the electric car is
> dead. Automakers seem to have written it off.
An electric motor has moving parts and is subject to mechanical wear and
tear just like any other machine. Also, the storage devices are complex
electro-chemical devices that are expensive to maintain and replace.
> The answer to who killed the car is obviously greed and the following
> article will elaborate somewhat:
The answer is economic unviability has killed the electric car. Until some
new technology for batteries comes along they will be more or less
"semi-green toys."
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