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I only skimmed tru, but here's a couple of observations:
1. I'm all for the movement towards electric cars but its going to be gradual because its difficult for a number reasons to change infrastructure and the way ppl live their lives. After all we weren't even able to switch over to the metric system while the rest of the world has.
2. I don't understand how electric cars will make us fossil fuel independent. How do you think the majority of electricity is generated at power plants?
3. In addition, no one likes to talk about the environmental impact of the disposal of all those batteries, whether its lead or lithium in our landfills. One has to consider the side effects of using an alternate fuel source before claiming it will be the panacea to our problems. Often you are simply trading one set of problems for another. Look at the effects of using crops to produce ethanol. Food prices have gone up and the net carbon impact of producing it is equal or more than using fossil fuels.
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