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   From: olegp@telus.net   
      
   "penny"  wrote in message   
   news:jfrri21lgq6o808bei8844t1vqbjpadefa@4ax.com...   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > Who killed the electric car especially since as well as being so   
   > environmentally friendly it  was such a winner for consumers.   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > The answer to who killed the car  is obviously greed and the following   
   > article will elaborate somewhat:   
   >   
   > http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/366   
   >   
   > Penny   
      
   If I may offer a few facts...   
      
   The electricity that powers the electric car was likely produced by a   
   powerplant that burned fossil fuels.  Because there are so many   
   inefficiencies and losses along the way, there is actually 2 or 3 times more   
   pollution produced for every kilometer driven by an electric car as compared   
   to an internal combustion engined car.  It's just an illusion based on an   
   incomplete understanding of the facts.   
      
   Currently the best and most affordable battery for electric cars is the   
   lead-acid type, which are very heavy, limit the car's range and present a   
   disposal problem every few years when they need replacing.  There simply   
   isn't enough lead available to replace all the cars with electric ones.   
      
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