I agree that all-electric cars are better than hybrids but I don't agree that battery technology is being held back. I think people underestimate how much energy it takes to propel over 3500lbs of mass. We're seeing the disadvantages of using fossil fuels but there are reasons why we've been using them to power our civilization for over a century. High energy density is one of them. Batteries are very inefficient by comparison but I'm sure there are people working on it> We just don't hear about every day.
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celeritas @ Feb 19th 2008 9:11PM
I agree that all-electric cars are better than hybrids but I don't agree that battery technology is being held back. I think people underestimate how much energy it takes to propel over 3500lbs of mass. We're seeing the disadvantages of using fossil fuels but there are reasons why we've been using them to power our civilization for over a century. High energy density is one of them. Batteries are very inefficient by comparison but I'm sure there are people working on it> We just don't hear about every day.