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   On 12 Oct 2006 07:21:38 -0700, "ArthurP"    
   wrote:   
      
   >   
   >penny wrote:   
   >> 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   
   >   
   >Electric vehicals have been used in England and Europe commercially for   
   >years. It is just the in North America there is no market.. Yet.   
      
      
   You're right --  trams,  trains, trolleybuses, metros  --   
      
   Electric trams are back in London.   
      
   EV's are the way to go ! :-)   
      
   Penny   
      
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