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To: steve harris who wrote (9038)	6/5/2009 9:10:02 AM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 86350

You are correct that the first crop of electric cars are not going to be replacement vehicles for all of America's cars. I imagine that folks like you and me are going to still want to own our SUVs or pickups for camping trips in the mountains or long trips to visit relatives. However, one thing is for certain, these new first wave EVs will be more than enough for me to replace my second car, which is used for commuting and around town purposes. Imagine if half the vehicles on the road were electric. That would actually equate to more than half the miles driven, which would reduce our oil usage by 7+ mbpd (21 mbpd * 2/3 auto oil usage * .5 reduction). That is a huge impact towards goal. Then when cars like the VOLT, which are extended range vehicles that get 300+ miles per tank come online, we can replace most of the rest of our vehicles. As far as Iran going nuclear, do you know much about the Nuclear non-proliferation treaty to which the US is a party? It allows for non-nuclear countries to use nuclear power as long as they agree to a UN inspection regime, do not create new nuclear weapons, disarm, and don't proliferate. When Obama said Iran has the right, as a signatory to the NPT to peacefully use nuclear power, he was stating a fact that he inherited from previous US administration policies. Really, Steve, your ignorance is astounding.