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[b]Matthew wrote:[/b]
[quote]Okay, I see the arguement from both sides, just like in any political debate one side see the other as bad and vice versa.  However, I think you are both missing a greater immediate impact of the Plugin vehicles.  They get us off of our dependancy of foreign oil.  Have you weighed the economic impact that this would have on our country.  Also, with a fully realized implementation of Plugin's we will eliminate the infrastructure surrounding the use of oil based vehicles.  No need for gas stations, oil change facilities, combustion engine parts, etc.  Have you weighed the impact this would have on our country.  I think we can develop better and more efficient batteries and learn how to recycle the old ones in lieu of eliminating the far "dirtier" business of combustion engine vehicles!  What about the development of a solar panel roof on Plugin cars.  They could be manufactured to recharge themselves constantly.  This would eliminate the need for the Plugin factor completely if enough effort were put forth into the development of this type of technology.
I guess what I am saying here is that I think the Hybrid vehicle is a pacifier in the mouths of Eco seeking consumers.  They don't eliminate our dependence on oil at all.  In fact, Detroit just developed another source of revenue in the use of batteries.  Wow, another bunch of parts we can markup to the hilt and pass along to the unsuspecting consumer.  Great job guys!  They don't want to build an all electric vehicle because they know it would revolutionize the auto industry and give consumers something that doesn't continue to need constant maintenance.    Let's worry about the impact of batteries when and if we ever get the chance.  Until then, there is nothing to argue about.[/quote]

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