Electric-car sales fall in April

[chaska]

14. No, it's not a good response....

And sorry, gas guzzlers ARE much more efficient than electric vehicles. Stop and think about it. Most electricity comes from coal which is highly energy intensive to mine. And contains a far lower concentration of energy than gasoline (fewer BTUs per pound).

And solar can't even begin to compete with coal because of the very same problem, that sunlight is highly diffuse in terms of energy concentration. It takes massive infrastructure to concentrate it to the levels necessary to power our civilization.

Using less energy (vastly less) is the right path. Alternative energy is inevitable but it won't solve any of our problems. Only by addressing the human infestation on planet Earth will we make true progress. That or just plain running out of energy, which will also reduce population. And by energy I mean fossil fuel, for without that none of the other is possible on the scale necessary.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm not a winger. And my position is not right wing either. I know about energy, and perhaps more importantly, I know about the common pitfalls to human thinking that set us up to believe the nonsensical traps we continually fall into.