Plug-in hybrirds to the rescue, in 2010!
- July 19th, 2008
- 2 Comments
Not quite…
How are those gas prices treating you? Thought so. Good news, though, as plug-in hybrid cars aren’t too far away. In fact, if you’re keen to wait only 18 months, you could soon be driving out of your local dealership while thumbing your nose at Big Oil. Big Oil is Evil, remember.
Cars like the Chevrolet Volt, which is due for release in 2010, run on both electricity and gasoline. They’ll get something like 40 miles per charge, and then a gasoline engine takes over at 80-100 mpg. That’s to get you to the next charge station.
Such cars are expected to hit “critical mass” at around 2015. That’s when car manufacturers are expected to be cranking them out full bore.
Or, you can wait till the new, affordable Tesla comes out. At the very least, Tesla has a proven track record, and its cars don’t look like toys.
TheHoldSteady (Who am I?)
1 month ago
Plug-ins only work if just a few folks have them. If the majority switched, no existing electric power system in the US could handle it. Plus, all the plug-in usage would drive the kilowatt per hour charge through the roof. Of course, the electric utilities would peg the rates so the typical charge cost would be just slightly lower than filling up a conventional car. And no, you won’t be able to plug-in at work or in a parking garage (even if you could); not without paying for it at even higher rates than at home.
Granted, controlling the emissions of a few point sources (power plants) is a much better environmental deal - especially for CO2 - but it won’t be easy nor free. When you folks post these shiny-happy-future articles, at least point out the obvious consequences.
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Rocky C (Who am I?)
1 month ago
Big Oil is not about to roll over and die. Billions of dollars are at stake. They might take over the power industry and jack up prices, but they will not disappear.