CAFE standards... rolled back

[alwaysFlOoReD]

People are working hard to address that, too.

I really hope that comes to bear fruit that the ordinary human can afford. I'll probably be long dead before that happens tho.

 

[sgtsandman]

I really hope that comes to bear fruit that the ordinary human can afford. I'll probably be long dead before that happens tho.

They will need to figure out a way to make money off of it first and not just the initial sale. Otherwise, even if they get it to work, it will never see the light of day.

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

They will need to figure out a way to make money off of it first and not just the initial sale. Otherwise, even if they get it to work, it will never see the light of day.

I really hope that comes to bear fruit that the ordinary human can afford. I'll probably be long dead before that happens tho.

I would like to see more open source technologies that could allow more people to continue research. Everything seems to be squirreled away. I guess when you're fighting Big Oil, though, that's not the right move.

 

[Bill]

to me a scam is forcing me to pay for some else's pleasure/benefit.

just exactly where did the EV rebate/incentive money come from?

an EV is a good choice for daily commutes, but notice the word "choice"

any guess on who is paying for the electric power grid improvements needed for lots of EVs?

That's not the definition of a scam. I agree on the incentives, and I feel the same way about the cash for clunkers incentives used to bail out the auto industry in 2008. But, I call that corruption.

 

[Bill]

I still think that EV is the future because there is a finite amount of carbon base fuel. Gasoline and deisel are not going to disappear any time soon but the sooner we get to EV the better, IMO.

ICE vehicles aren't going to go away. I think we will see mix of vehicle types in the future with EVs being used for commuting and shopping. Regarding carbon-based fuel, synthetic gasoline is one potential solution. Since the carbon will always be around, it is extracted from the air, biomass, or any other carbon source and used to make a fuel that is chemically the same as gasoline.