By: Pat Callighen

Pat Callighen — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:31:56 +0000

We do not deserve to inhabit this planet. Our governments long term plans to fix the environment will be too late. The delays to take action hinge on the need for tax money that is generated from oil/fuel. If we got rid of fossile fuel powered vehicles, the loss in revenue would be staggering! So, they set crazy goals to eliminate emissions by 2050, etc. NOTE: Nothing will be alive by then if we follow their plan. If we, the people of this planet were serious, we would say, “NO MORE GAS POWERED VEHICLES BY 2010, PERIOD. FULLY ELECTRIC ONLY. All present gas powered vehicles can continue to operate on our highways until they die, but will be subject to strict annual testing for emissions.” If anyone has seen, “Who killed the electic car”, they know that we HAD the technology long ago. Again, it comes back to revenue from oil/fuel. The loss of jobs in the oil and auto industry (parts and repairs) would be crippling to the economy. There is no tax on free electricity (wind/solar). Virtually no parts to fix on electric vehicles (there are NO plugs, mufflers, oil changes, oil filters, fuel filters, pistons, gaskets, altenators, and on and on). Fully electric is the way to go. Not these flaky hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, used cooking oil, ethenol, etc, etc. GET OVER IT. JUST PLUG IT IN. HAVE IT CHARGE NATURALLY (SOLAR/WIND TURBINES). INSTALL BATTERY EXCANGE STATIONS. What the heck do you do with a flashlight, camera, laptop, etc when the batteries go dead? Pop them out and put fresh ones in. There is no need to have permanent batteries installed in a vehicle (except for future servicing revenue for the manufacturer). ARE WE DUMB? PLEASE NO MORE HYBRIDS. Have you seen what an oil tanker spill does to the environment. It makes me sick to see these sensless events.

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By: Pat Callighen