Posts by wengelke 3 publicly visible posts • joined 24 Jul 2009
The high initial cost was mentioned. I think a 5-year (or even 10-year) total cost of ownership analysis would be useful. Remember, a fully electric car also doesn't need oil changes, air filters, tune-ups, fuel filters, injector cleanings, etc etc needed by fueled engines (including hybrids).
When recharging is used, EPA's current mileage formulas are clearly inapplicable. What might be better would be to show mileage per BTU of energy used, which you can calculate for all fuels as well as electricity used for charging. What everybody in the electric car frenzy forgets about is that these vehicles, great as they are, will put lots of additional load on the electrical grid - a load that many experts say needs to be reduced (not increased), as electrical generation is a major source of greenhouse gases, coal ash, nuclear waste, and other pollutants. Electric and hybrid cars are great but are only a part of a total energy solution.
This "claymore mine" was probably an inert training device left there by some cruel practical jokester. I have seen these in flea markets; they look just like the real thing. Whoever did it will have major legal problems if they are caught, as the police take this sort of thing very seriously.
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