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To: tejek who wrote (604553)	3/21/2011 9:59:22 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) of 1574765

>> Now on Google Maps: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations More government subsidies for bad ideas. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE the idea of all electric cars. But they are at least 10 years away from viability (although, Nissan is way ahead of everyone else with this technology, it still isn't ready for serious applications). MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU CANNOT RUN OVER-THE-ROAD TRUCKS ON BATTERIES. You can on CNG, but not batteries. While some question the use of taxpayer dollars in any of these contexts, at the very least it is clear we are putting our dollars in the wrong place. Totally. These so-called "charging stations" require a 15-30 minute hiatus. For a simple trip from my home to Dallas I would add up to 2 hours of fiddle farting to the 4 hour drive time. Nobody in his right mind will do this. It is still difficult to find any real estimates of the costs associated with a consumer plugging in for 30 minutes to charge a vehicle. I don't begrudge the $50 Million or so spent on this; it is, after all, a chickenfeed payoff by comparison to some of the other corrupt garbage included in ARRA. While plug-in electrics may be a solution in the future, it is a technology problem, NOT an infrastructure problem. And it will take some years to solve it during which (AND AFTER WHICH) we will STILL be totally reliant on foreign oil.

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