now read what I think…

we live in a selfish world

but probably the most selfish are the big corporations.

why?

well, because they make BIG profits. and the more they make the more selfish they become

they don’t care what they manufacture as long as it brings them money. environment? community? what’s that?

corporations just don’t give away their money. they may give some to make an impression to the public that “they care” when in fact they don’t

don’t fall for that

what’s the problem with the electric car?

the problem is that it works. right here. right now.

and they don’t want you to know about that.

because if they were to implement the electric car on your request

the oil companies could loose A TON of profit on gas, gas that is about to get ridiculously more expensive than it already is

the car part companies would also loose money on maintenance because electric cars have so few spare parts

and the winner would be you, John Doe, Jane Doe

because you would charge your car at your home

your environment would be better (no exhaust on electric car) and your children would have less asthma

you could lower CO2 emissions and control the global warming

you would pay like a quarter of the prices for fuel you’re paying right now

you would feel better driving in a lot less noise and your engine would have a good torque

you would not need all those pricey repairs

you would not use the motor oils that pollute

etc.

sure, the electric cars have their problems

like the limited milage (batteries related)

actually the biggest problem are the batteries

but, it is usable if you don’t drive more than 60-100 miles before recharging (battery dependent)

actually there are better batteries nowadays, that give more driving economy

the thing is

those companies do not want to bother to make the electric car work

because of their profits

they want something that will drain the money out of you

a fuel that would have a lot of problems before getting to you

a fuel that they can charge you more because of those reasons so their profit could increase (take a look at the hidrogen fuel problems and the fuel cells george bush is promoting)

the whole corporate economy is based on profit

not on ecology (global warming)

not on what you consumers actually need

well the thing is, by using corporate owned media (TV, newspapers etc.)

they are telling you what your needs are, what you should think about various issues

they modify you so that when voting time comes, they know you will make the right choice

and that you’d feel good about that choice because they’ve also told that to your peers, you all think now the same

today, the electric car technology is usable

we need an effort from the people to make those companies manufacture it

or we have to grow aware that we can modify existing cars

an interesting thing happened in California, one of the most polluted countries in the USA

they made a Zero Emission Act (or something like that)

requiring companies to sell like 5% of the cars that do not pollute

at all!

and while the companies didn’t like that, they did it

because they wanted the market share of those few %

and then they lobbied

so that the act was canceled

also, at one time, the government was giving 4000 $ tax reduction when buying electric car

but the government was also giving 100 000 $ tax reduction when buying a truck like a hummer

the message there?

go buy a big car that will use A LOT of fuel

by using A LOT of fuel the oil companies profit will get A LOT bigger

you just have to be smart enough to actually go with the scheme

if you haven’t seen it already, go and watch the movie called “Who Killed The Electric Car?”

search for it on youtube, maybe you’ll find something

I’ve been investigating on the electric cars, and I’ve found websites selling conversion kits for various cars

I’ve also read a thing or two about the flywheel

that can be used to store energy instead of batteries (is more efficient)

but as long as they can charge you on an obsolete fuel technology they will do that and their profits will grow since the there’s so little of oil left

my idea was about using flywheel to store cheap electricity at night and use it at daytime, maybe sell it to my electricity company

I even found some products on the market based on flywheel

but those need to get improved and I’m not optimistic in that regard