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01.28.2010, 08:50 PM

Not to look down on anything here, but electric cars are a really bad idea. I say that they are bad, not because the idea is bad, but the usage is. Until we figure out a way to get electricity with burning stuff (nuclear?) and implement it 100% having an electric car that is powered by electricity made buy burning coal is not really doing us any good.

I am not aware of any of the cradle to grave studies on what kind of pollution electric cars make compared to gas one, but I can only imagine that it is higher.

Battery tech needs to go a long way before it can be implemented in large scale like an electric car needs. Having all of the "5 year" batteries that need to be replaced and disposed of is not good for the environment. And the cost to make these cars light and strong and all of the exotic materials just pushes the price and pollution/energy usage way up as well.

I just do not find all of this "jumping on the green bandwagon" socially responsible. People need to focus on cutting back "burning" to make the electricity, and that will stimulate the design of better batteries and a general increase in cleaner technology.

Not that I really care, as I will be dead inside of 70yrs and I doubt we will see much change (unless we have another world war).

Luciano, I applaud you for making all of this progress, and hope your electric car is a beautiful high performance supercar. Use the electricity like we do here, to make a stupid fast machine! Maybe the world will notice and reform the power production systems, then you can make an economy model, but until then it is just piss in the wind...
   
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01.28.2010, 09:46 PM

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Not to look down on anything here, but electric cars are a really bad idea. I say that they are bad, not because the idea is bad, but the usage is. Until we figure out a way to get electricity with burning stuff (nuclear?) and implement it 100% having an electric car that is powered by electricity made buy burning coal is not really doing us any good.

I am not aware of any of the cradle to grave studies on what kind of pollution electric cars make compared to gas one, but I can only imagine that it is higher.

Battery tech needs to go a long way before it can be implemented in large scale like an electric car needs. Having all of the "5 year" batteries that need to be replaced and disposed of is not good for the environment. And the cost to make these cars light and strong and all of the exotic materials just pushes the price and pollution/energy usage way up as well.

I just do not find all of this "jumping on the green bandwagon" socially responsible. People need to focus on cutting back "burning" to make the electricity, and that will stimulate the design of better batteries and a general increase in cleaner technology.

Not that I really care, as I will be dead inside of 70yrs and I doubt we will see much change (unless we have another world war).

Luciano, I applaud you for making all of this progress, and hope your electric car is a beautiful high performance supercar. Use the electricity like we do here, to make a stupid fast machine! Maybe the world will notice and reform the power production systems, then you can make an economy model, but until then it is just piss in the wind...
Well my idea wouldn't need much charging at all. Zeropoint and I know of many ways to make it happen. The idea actually came from Mr. Porsche and like Tesla, was another genius. If I do ever make a car, the petroleum would be used for something else instead of fueling the vehicle. I've always wanted to make a EV and the first one was going to be my kart back in Brasil. I just like electric things lol. I'm trying my best to get the attention of a certain few in the automotive industry and if they come to a conclusion that this is the way to go, then it's on.
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