1. The developers are not that stupid.2. We need to start somewhere, before the fossil fuels run out.3. Are the conservatives that blind to the finite supply of oil that can be pumped out of the ground?
volt salse are really going up, and it is a hybrid. One question for the denier folks: how long does it take for plant material to become oil? coal? How much pressure and temperature at what depth? Peat burns, but makes a really poor fuel for steam engines.
Spencer Tracey did a great movie about Thomas Edison. In one memorable scene, he’s about to light up Menlo Park and the gas companies providing natural gas to light homes in apartment buildings and factories(a rather flammable danger) respond to one of their own who is concerned this new technology will hurt their business. Don’t worry, he’s told. It will never work and even if it does, no one will ever really trust it.Since that time, there has been concerted efforts by our cannibalistic corporations to suppress, impede, and control new competing technologies. I understand that’s how capitalism works, but it is not how a nation advances or a people reach for the stars. Considering the myriad things on which our legislators, on both sides, have wasted our money, I do not begrudge any of the money on 4my10851cs’s list.Respectfully,C.
In 1975 Honda was marketing 5 models of gasoline fueled cars that got over 50 miles per gallon. A Honda Accord Hybrid of 10 years ago got over 50 mpg. The current ones only get around 43.mpg. The real answer though isn’t just better mileage, it is CONSERVATION! BTUs are BTUs, and we need to use fewer, through better designs, and less waste.
ConserveGov over 11 years ago
Good toon. How much did WE spend per Chevy Volt again? 80k?
cjr53 over 11 years ago
1. The developers are not that stupid.2. We need to start somewhere, before the fossil fuels run out.3. Are the conservatives that blind to the finite supply of oil that can be pumped out of the ground?
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
volt salse are really going up, and it is a hybrid. One question for the denier folks: how long does it take for plant material to become oil? coal? How much pressure and temperature at what depth? Peat burns, but makes a really poor fuel for steam engines.
chazandru over 11 years ago
Spencer Tracey did a great movie about Thomas Edison. In one memorable scene, he’s about to light up Menlo Park and the gas companies providing natural gas to light homes in apartment buildings and factories(a rather flammable danger) respond to one of their own who is concerned this new technology will hurt their business. Don’t worry, he’s told. It will never work and even if it does, no one will ever really trust it.Since that time, there has been concerted efforts by our cannibalistic corporations to suppress, impede, and control new competing technologies. I understand that’s how capitalism works, but it is not how a nation advances or a people reach for the stars. Considering the myriad things on which our legislators, on both sides, have wasted our money, I do not begrudge any of the money on 4my10851cs’s list.Respectfully,C.
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
I wonder how many gas stations there were in 1911.
Plods with ...™ over 11 years ago
Not very grounded, is it?
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
In 1975 Honda was marketing 5 models of gasoline fueled cars that got over 50 miles per gallon. A Honda Accord Hybrid of 10 years ago got over 50 mpg. The current ones only get around 43.mpg. The real answer though isn’t just better mileage, it is CONSERVATION! BTUs are BTUs, and we need to use fewer, through better designs, and less waste.