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Originally Posted by taredog
If it gets one of them out of the 12-18 mpg vehicle they are driving now, cool.
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I gotta agree with that.
I think that "Going the right direction" is more important than "how fast we are going"
The Volt is a step in the right direction for clean transportation. Is it theoretically better than straight BEVs? No. Is it better than a gas guzzling SUV? YES!
Is it better than an older, well cared-for, economy car? Debatable. All depends on how we look at it.
Certainly the technology is there to make very efficient vehicles from any of the major manufacturers. Culture and people's emotions on those vehicles IS a pretty big deal. There are a lot of people who still feel burned by the whole EV-1 thing. There ARE people who think that the Volt is good, but not good enough.
If we did everything logically, we would all ride bicycles, as those are pretty much the most energy and cost efficient vehicles ever known to mankind (talking LAND transportation here, before I offend any sailors...)
We should all work positively to encourage the cultural embrace of clean(er) transportation options.