Comments on: Plug-in hybrirds to the rescue, in 2010! http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/19/plug-in-hybrirds-to-the-rescue-in-2010/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:20:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rocky C http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/19/plug-in-hybrirds-to-the-rescue-in-2010/#comment-773322 Rocky C Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:41:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=30270#comment-773322 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. 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.

]]> By: TheHoldSteady http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/07/19/plug-in-hybrirds-to-the-rescue-in-2010/#comment-772592 TheHoldSteady Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=30270#comment-772592 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. 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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