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This discussion relates to Technology Review's article Driving the Volt.

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  asogan
  

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  06/15/2009 02:07 AM

  Efficiency

  It's still better than an ICE. And Hydrogen. There's a WWF report on this, just google it.
  AND it's an enabler for renewables to one day replace fossil liquid fuels.
  
  I bet people had a similar reaction to the first mobile phone, 'it's too bulky, the batteries run out too fast, it's ugly....'

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    stimpy
    

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    06/16/2009 12:24 PM

    Re: Efficiency

    I've perhaps not communicated my point properly; I'm not saying that electric isn't the better way to go; or because it isn't perfect now we should give up on it:  I am saying that to make it the solution that we need it to be, we need to solve the bigger problem of how to make the electricity that powers it in a clean, abundant, and sustainable way.
    
    Also, we have to stop being enablers for our own bad habits, 'cause they are going to kill us and a good chunk of our fellow earth inhabitants if we don't.
    

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  garyj
  

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  06/17/2009 10:08 AM

  Awaiting better solution

  I drive an 8 year old Honda Insight and would certainly be open to a better solution. Just cannot see anything on the horizon yet. Energy is just going to have to get much more expensive before alternatives start being really used.

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