On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:15:03 +0000, Grunff wrote:

Doctor Drivel wrote:

These batteries are only what is on the market 'now' - and that is
impressive enough. In the labs the performance is even better and the US
government is pouring billions into battery research. I can see well
within 10 years full EV cars around, and quite quickly they will replace
the current polluting antiquate crocks. On 'currently available'
technology the EV is 100% feasible. If the decision to roll out the
infrastructure for charging, by the time it is in place battery
technology will have improved greatly.


You don't get it, do you? The energy for these electric cars still has
to come from somewhere - where do you think that will be?

In other words, why is it better to burn the fossil fuel in a power
station than in a car engine?

Because it is much easier and effective to deal with emissions etc. when power is produced 'in
bulk', and the grid allows power to be sourced from a variety of different methods depending on
availability and demand.