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Old 10-15-2016, 02:00 PM   #177 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Why do you not worry about an engine that is grinding itself away over time?
Because it is a simple, and relatively inexpensive, matter to rebuild an engine to original specs. Not so simple, nor cheap, to rebuild batteries.

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Burning fossil fuel is so much damaging to all life on the only planet we have.

Let's leave fossil fuel in the ground!
I completely agree, but it's a different question. If pure EVs won't do what a lot of people need/want them to do, they will keep on buying gas-guzzling ICE vehicles instead. You get far more bang-for-the-buck by making plug-in hybrids that use minimal amounts of fuel, which can come from biofuels.
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