XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: robban@clubtelco.com   
      
   On 15/01/2014 4:22 am, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article , Ryk E. Spoor   
   >  wrote:   
   >> On 1/14/14 9:29 AM, Leszek Karlik wrote:   
   >>> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:20:24 +0100, Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> [...]   
   >>>>      However, that would not save you much if anything because you'd   
   >>>> still have to maintain all those vehicles.   
   >>>   
   >>> Luckily, electric vehicles are significantly less maintenance-intensive   
   >>> than internal combustion vehicles.   
   >>   
   >>   Unluckily, there aren't that many electric vehicles, their energy   
   >> density is terrible (and thus their range sucks), and their refuelling   
   >> time is generally ridiculous.   
   >   
   > Most of them are also pig-ugly.  :-)   
   >   
   > Then there's also the fact that they keep inventing all these new   
   > electric-powered toys (including tablets, etc.), and yet they're   
   > continually whining about not having enough electricity to cope with   
   > demand now.   
      
   At the same time, our power company keeps upping the price because, it   
   claims, all those solar panels are causing problems.   
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