Dunno werehawk... a relatively cheap DIY conversion of a Pontiac Fiero to straight electric can yield a compact daily-driver with a range of 70 miles and will recharge completely overnight. That's enough range to get to work, run a few errands, and get back home.
And really, that's all most people need. Sure, there's soccer moms out there in America that need massive people movers with enough cargo space to haul home the daily output of a small farm... But if the daily commuters would just switch to a basic electric car to get them to work and back, it would kill so many of the emission problems we're having that you'll wonder why we never did it sooner.
Although I will side with you in saying that a lot of the 'green energy' companies that cropped up are nothing more than butchers looking to carve themselves a piece of the cash cow that Obama offered up. Why am I oddly reminded of Enron with this 'take the money and run' theme?
And really, that's all most people need. Sure, there's soccer moms out there in America that need massive people movers with enough cargo space to haul home the daily output of a small farm... But if the daily commuters would just switch to a basic electric car to get them to work and back, it would kill so many of the emission problems we're having that you'll wonder why we never did it sooner.
Although I will side with you in saying that a lot of the 'green energy' companies that cropped up are nothing more than butchers looking to carve themselves a piece of the cash cow that Obama offered up. Why am I oddly reminded of Enron with this 'take the money and run' theme?