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Old 05-06-2006, 10:10 PM
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Default Re: The Trouble with EV (or, why hybrids ROCK!)

What caught my attention was the attempt to translate or "normalize" the EV recharge compared to a gas vehicle fillup. What I don't like about that comparison is the fact that an EV is a totally different animal than any car or hybrid with it's own set of rules. Our usage of it will require a change in lifestyle - more appropriately a change in what we define as an automobile and how it operates. Because an EV may not fit our need-it-now fast-food culture doesn't make it a second-class technology - it's fundamentally different. I think the question is not, "can I see an EV working like a car", but, "would an EV, with it's strengths and limitations, suit my needs?"

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