RE: Electric vehicles are playthings for the rich

DAB — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:19:58 GMT

As I have stated before, we need the Model T of electric vehicles.

But before we go electric, we need to unplug from coal power.

I am not nearly as worried about running out of oil as I am about a new coal fired electric plant being built each week in china, which spews enough pollution into the air to kill 20,000 people each year, for each plant.

Think about it, is it really worth the loss of that many people just for the illusion of being Green?

As for China and India, they both already experience massive traffic delays as they do not have the infrastructure to support the vehicles they have, let alone a massive increase.

As for those who feel they need to run around in a 450 Hp vehicle so they can break the speed laws, the whole idea is rediculous. We do not need vehicles that go that fast, nor do we need to have people driving to work everyday in a vehicle that sits six people, while only one person is in each vehicle!

I think it is time to rethink what freedom of the road should mean and reduce some of the options to a more sustainable level. We can still establish a transportation system that would serve everyone, we just need to get out of the "I have to do it NOW!" mindframe.

Speed kills!

Slow down and enjoy the journey.

It is the quality of life that matters, not the speed in which we travel it.

Just my opinion.

DAB