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[QUOTE=SVOboy;37579]I wouldn't get into that big oil conspiracy crap. The automakers are falling all over themselves to make better cars, I don't think they'd ignore something that worked.
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Oh contrar. GM had a working EV AND infrastructure for the EV1 in the 90's. Guess what they did? Scrap it. Literally scrap the cars, the tech, the recharge stations, everything.
Can anyone guess what lame excuse they had for why they destroyed the project? Not because of tech, not because of cost.....get ready for it......because of demand. Sorry, when it comes down to selling an SUV that makes 300% profit plus residuals (maint. fluids, adjustments) vs. a car that doesn't have residual income (because the EV1 required almost no maintenance) it's not hard to see what happend.
The detractors of the electric car are correct. Given the limited speed and range, it could only meet the needs of 90% of the population.
On the bright side, as soon as we get that Eco-Apollo project started by the next Pres. we should have something better, cheaper, and cleaner than what we can all buy now.
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