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Quote by: The Second Law Nothing's free, so please excuse me for having my skeptic senses turned on right now. I'd rather see data on the car and perhaps independent studies done on it before I throw my faith in its driver's seat.
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Most people who advocate such technologies seem oblivious to the obvious "
costs" of transitioning to new technologies. My main concern with electric vehicles is battery disposal. I don't know a single person who disposes of the small convenience batteries we already use correctly, and I shudder to think of these same people being trusted to dispose of industrial sized batteries in the proper manor. It wouldn't take a large segment of the population disregarding battery disposal "
recommendations" to create a really ugly problem with the water supply. Problems like heavy metals, and PCB contamination are very costly to clean, if they can be cleaned at all.
I'm not a big fan of battery technology as a solution to the oil crisis. Particulaly when you realize what they're burning to produce the electricity you will ultimately be using to supplement your oil consumption.