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txlibdem

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22. Sorry Johnny Rico
Fri Mar 9, 2012, 12:03 PM
Mar 2012

Now go take that walk down washout lane... unless war happens to break out. (One of my favorite books and movies).

"and they will again: That is not a fact. That is speculation."
No, I think it's a fact. The only question is the timeline. Oil is finite and isn't getting cheaper (ever) again. Nobody but the very wealthy will be driving fossil fuel based vehicles. When is that day to come? 10 years? 20? Who knows; but it will come, mark my words.

PS, ok ya got me about the exactly 100 years ago thing. I didn't mean it to be an exact figure but if you'll look in my links posted you'll see electric cars were far superior until long after the 1910s (in all things except range).

Now we have batteries that will give us the range that will meet the needs of 80% or more of Americans... and that's just the first generation of electric cars and trucks. Wait till 2015 and see what pops out of the lab at that time, probably hit the streets by 2020.

I'm making a new OP about it. Please check it out.

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Heres a link from an earlier post this morning about this. madokie Mar 2012 #1
Say it don't spray it txlibdem Mar 2012 #6
Well ain't you special madokie Mar 2012 #9
One of the main reasons I love MadOkie txlibdem Mar 2012 #14
With both feet firmly on the ground madokie Mar 2012 #17
Here's a link to that thread bananas Mar 2012 #25
It is much more likely that using fossil fuels will pollute the air txlibdem Mar 2012 #26
Energy is the lifeblood of the economy. Jerk the chain on energy and it all falls apart. dkf Mar 2012 #2
What part of ASAP disagrees with your post txlibdem Mar 2012 #4
no mopinko Mar 2012 #3
yes txlibdem Mar 2012 #5
i was responding to the link in the first reply. mopinko Mar 2012 #10
Ok txlibdem Mar 2012 #16
well your op didn't make all that much sense on it's own. mopinko Mar 2012 #19
No, it was you txlibdem Mar 2012 #21
i started a flaming session by mopinko Mar 2012 #23
You may have heard of the Model T; came out in 1908. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #11
You may have heard of the insult, "Get a Horse!" txlibdem Mar 2012 #15
I was simply pointing out that the statement 100 years ago "nobody drove a gasoline powered vehicle" Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #20
Sorry Johnny Rico txlibdem Mar 2012 #22
I would think the science would do better Yo_Mama Mar 2012 #7
It has: solar, wind, energy storage and electric vehicles txlibdem Mar 2012 #8
Not the slightest chance, no. Johnny Rico Mar 2012 #12
A worthy ideal but it's not going to happen ... Nihil Mar 2012 #13
OWS txlibdem Mar 2012 #18
I'm investing a lot of hope in OWS for that and a lot of other reasons! LongTomH Mar 2012 #24
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