Did I?
This isn't about which technology you or I think is superior, more economical or whatever... This is about what should happen in our free-market system.
If that was the point, I didn't miss it.
fso301, look at post #3. This is what ultimately matters. No real conservative has anything against technology, we just want it to compete on a level playing field without government intervention.
This is where I think you are missing the point. The playing field as it currently exists is not level. Government intervention is required to clear the regulatory path.
As another poster suggested, they would need 75% nuclear power to achieve this ridiculous goal.
This is where you miss the point again. The only reason the goal may seem ridiculous is because of the myriad government regulations preventing expansion of power production capacity; nuclear or conventional. The government has to get involved to clear the regulatory path it.
My argument wasn't from the perspective of a proponent of a specific technology. My argument was as a proponent of the free market.
The point you miss is that the electric utilities do not operate in a free market. This may be the most regulated industry our nation has.
fso301, you need to understand base Freeper instincts before you comment.
I think I've been around here long enough to understand those sort of things.
I’m not sure I know of a light duty vehicle usage scenario where an internal combustion engine is superior to an electric motor.
Disagree! Unlimited mileage as long as fuel is available in the tank, and nothing else breaks.
With electric, one must always be concerned with fuel. The first time you forget, you will realize the superiority of the other in short order.
I think I’ve been around here long enough to understand those sort of things.
Agreed!
Very well.
Asking government to get out of the way is not asking for the government to get involved, it is asking the government to curtail it’s involvement.
If EV cars are the future, I am not one to poo-poo the notion or stand in the way of this evolution of technology, if it is indeed superior and wins the day on it’s own merits.
As a personal aside, I think the romantic period with the automobile has died. A Prius or Chevy Volt isn’t as pretty as a classic Mustang, GTO or Camaro and never will be.