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To: TimF who wrote (333766)	4/17/2007 7:17:36 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) of 1574680

re: The up front investment would be more but the sustained cost would be the same in some cases and a lot less in other cases. ------------------ Generally the sustained cost is also higher. No it's not. It's much cheaper. re: Opposed yes but not sent troops. No way. ----------------- I disagree. Its quite possible that we would have sent troops. No way. re: Nuclear is better but I'm somewhat skeptical that we will get a vast increaser in nuclear power generation over the next 10 or 15 years. I don't care if you are skeptical. re: And the sum of our subsidies to the oil industry dwarfs our subsidies to alternatives. The sumo of the subsidies to the oil industry probably does dwarf the subsides currently paid to other sources or energy. But it is probably much smaller then the level of subsidy required for those other sources to take over oil's dominant position in transportation. Also arguably oil doesn't receive a net subsidy because it is taxed. You give the sum of the subsidies that oil receives to the alternative energy/electric auto technology and you would see a dramatic change. And everything is taxed... including alternative energy. re: Electric cars typically are designed to be lighter and more efficient. Gasoline powered cars can also be made lighter and more efficient. You should compare otherwise close to identical cars to get a real comparison. Include running the air conditioner or heater and defroster. This would still give a large advantage to the electric car, but other factors have to be considered, such as the cost of the batteries, the time to charge up a car, the range of the car. You could install high voltage rapid chargers, but then you have to consider the cost for that infrastructure. So much smoke and false info in there it's not worth taking the time to dissect. Think about when Eisenhower decided to build the Interstate system. It had (supposed) security benefits as well as economic benefits. There was a huge upfront cost... that probably didn't provide a payback for 20 years. There was a lot of resistance... millions of healthy businesses got by-passed, small towns died. But where would we be without that leadership?

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