If Price Wasn't an Issue, Would You Get an Electric or Hybrid Over a Gas-Powered Car?

I think a hybrid car is a better way to go environmentally.

Of course.

Well everything else is getting electric but I keep thinking about the blackouts. I mean they are talking using trains instead of cars so people don't get into so many accidents. Maybe cars won't even be an issue in the future.

My beat up 99 Toyota is powered by stored solar energy now. Sequestered Vegetable Based Carbon treated by pressure and heat over a LONG period of time. Power density is the problem with hybrids or electrics, until there are Major advances in storage technology they are less than an improvement and only shift the problems of oil and coal to someone else's backyard while giving the gullible something to stick their oh so proper noses in the air about. Feels good, does nothing.

I have toyota celica gets great mileage that got old I got prius. Love the car except not very flashy to drive. I think it would be a bother to plug in all the time.

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Get the Tulsa (sic) the one that costs at least 100,000 but is supposedly able to get 200 miles per charge and can go from 0 to 60 very fast.

Right now we drive priuses which is a nice car. But the Tulsa sounds great. Probably mean I would have to add more solar panels to my roof, and to the roof of the car. So total cost could be closer to 150,000. But this is if price was no object. Hardly the case but one can dream.

The big problem with hybrids is their price.

If they were able to make all cars around that price, less people would have cars but the earth would be a much cleaner place because people would use bicycles and public transportation much more often. (Not that I really give much of a care about such things, but it would be nice to have cleaner air in general -- I've been to New York before, and it's not pretty). But if they were able to make them at a cheaper price, everyone would EVENTUALLY be a lot 'greener', but it would take a long, long time before that would happen due to people keeping their old gas-powered cars.

I am so amazed at the people like Al Gore the hyprocrite who claims to be an enviromentalist and his fat a sit in his big house wasting energy. Then this fat a-- flys around the world lieing like the fat a-- he is getting rich and plouteing more than any 200 average people every day. All the liberals are just lieing hyprocrites, who use everything for their benfit. People in my comunity plant trees and grass and frowering bushes and recycle cans, plastic, carboard,paper, glass and other. but we don't run around telling everyone to do the same or like liberals do what I say not what I do. Liberal, Socialist, Communist, and worst of all a bunch of sinners.

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Thanks for the marvelous response.

On what? Update that liberals are communist, like Osama Obama new soglan is foward? By the way same soglan as Chairman Mo. when he took over China. And what about Linnan, his slogan foward. They were communist, murders, liars, just like Obama and all you liberals.

Just love it when someone refers to someone as a communist. Shows the person must be close to their sixties or above. Today's youth do not have the emotional fear created by that word.

To call Obama a communist would also be calling Richard Nixon a commie. Now Nixon was lots of things but few would call him a communist. lol

As for murders, who can compete with GW Bush, your obvious hero. Now there is a guy who was asleep around 9/11 and didn't bother reading his daily briefing memos. So some terrorists, primarily from Saudi Arabia flew planes into buildings. So what did GW do? Instead of trying to bring the supposedly evil doer to justice, he attacked Afghanistan. Real smart. He killed basically 3000 people who lived in Afghanistan. How to make friends and influence people. And why did those people have to die? Because the government didn't jump and turn Bin Laden over to a kangaroo court in the United States. So when it comes to death and destruction, few can compete you you present day republicans.

you are a stupid little idoit. Kangaroo court?idn't your hero hussian have him murdered and now is bragging about it I did it, I gave the orders, Romney would not have given the orders. all quotes from the place you keep your nose. upobama rear. you are a stupid little commie. and yes I am in my 60's and still tougher than punks.

Thank you for verifying my opinion. Bye, you are not worth my time. Go along now and play with other children.

my opinion of you. You are a sorry a who want work and think I owe you something you little B.

Wow took 3 months for you to think this up? Impressive. lol

Amen. I've been a christian all my life and I'd say Jesus wasn't into war and killing people since he healed them and said LOve your enemy as yourself.

Today's phony conservatives love to say they are Christian but they don't seem to realize that Jesus was the ultimate liberal. I mean he upset the status quo and he preached love. today's phony conservatives only have love of money, their money and money of the very rich.

You 2 need to read the bible and you will see you are not Christian. You believe in murdering unborn babies, you believe like you first love Obama, that he has a right over God, to say 2 men can marry or 2 women. Read Romans chapter 1, pay attention to the last verse and you will see you are just as guilty of murder as the one who has the abortion. You are just as guilty as the homesexual because you all condone what they are doing when you vote for a liar like Obama you take part in his unholy laws that he promotes. .

I don't believe in murdering anyone. As for Romans, I suggest you read chapter 2 which talks about those who judge others. (being as bad as the original sin). Enjoy the lava lakes. lol

Try reading the OT, there is massiver slaughter commanded by god all the way throught the entire scriptures.

I guess people like you are so selfcentered to understand that the saving the planet has absolutely nothing to do with Al Gore.

You are just another uneducated idiot that likes to call people socialists and communists when they think differently than you do.

No you are the stupid idoit who has no ideal why you voted for the dumb donkey we have in the whitehouse.

I did not vote at all. The American people did. You are just pissed off as your candidate did not win. Do you want some cheese with your whine.

It would be more interesting if people just stated their opinion and tried real hard not to name call. Labeling people avoids the issues that need to be solved.

Perhaps you should direct that to hillary who was the first one to call every name in the book to those who do not agree with her.

If the power capacity could be extended to at least 200 miles

Electricity is still coming from fossil fuel burning plants, for the most part, though I do live in Central Illinois, wind turbine central.
The only way we are going to climb out of this ticket to our demise called fossil fuels is if we start really investigating, inventing, and implementing solar power, as well as wind. If every house just installed 5 panels and hooked them into the grid, the redundancy increase substantially and the load would decrease exponentially. Then having electric powered anything would be highly beneficial, as the power would be 100% green, as well as free. If we are to start using electric autos in earnest, this has to be the solution. Home owners are more than capable of generating and storing all of their power using solar and or wind, as well as magnetic in some cases. It is expensive, but it will also pay for itself in the medium run.

Pity about the price! That makes the whole exercise a waste of time doesn’t it? I’d have an ocean going yacht, a private jet, and I’d buy Chelsea Football Club, if price was not an issue.

I see a whole bunch of mind numbed robots have been duped by the government! Where do you think that electricity comes from? Oh by the way, I drive a 2002 Corolla that gets 41 mpg on the highway and 30 around town! And before I get about it, there was a huge vehicle (cross between a bus and a van) that got 50 mpg in 1950! You can blame Chevy for not allowing that tech on the market, though I doubt that the government would allow it either due to emissions!

Nope; and as fads go, I've never owned a lava lamp

The auto & pick-up truck, have weight /power ratio issues still need to be resolved. Replacement batteries- very costly, when time arrives. That electric motorcycle, with a top-speed of 70 mph, range of 44 miles (per charge)- seems more to my needs, like errands around town, commute to work.

I've heard the Chev. Volts or the Prius are good choices. There aren't charging stations on the road now, and that is a must. Also would need to know the mileage you would get, the maintenance cost, and if the price is reasonable.

Eventually these autos will be just as reliable as the gas engine ones, without the disadvantages of too much polution. The air will be cleaner and everyone will want them.
Without the heavy pollution, we may have another gift, less people with breathing problems such as asthma and other pulmonary illnesses. That would certainly be a reason to switch!

I do buy vehicles that get the best gas mileage for their size, also own one with Flex?fuel but when price of gas goes up it goes up the same and it's only using 15% gas.....explain that one! The government isn't whole heatedly supporting using alternatives, the Flex/Fuel cars don't get you any tax breaks! If I have to pay the same for gas as I do E85 and the E85 station isn't as close I buy gas!

the gov will never admit it but, nothing is going to survive the solar flair on 12/21. mayans, hopi, i ching, ancient hindu all agree we are all going to pay for our abuses of mother earth. in case the initial flash doesnt get you, temps will be near 90 at the poles for a week and 160 near the equator. so if you cant survive 16 or 17 days underground you'll be toast just like me. cant panic the wife and kids, can i.

I'd probably get a hybrid because I want to reduce my carbon output but switching to total electricity doesn't seem to be a good idea. At least not now.