Far from Electrifying: Electric car hopes never die — but electric realities keep intervening.

The American ^ | November 26, 2012 | Vaclav Smil

[Alaska Wolf]

Had a lot of snow last year and the year before, I expect the same this winter and more moderate temps.

I believe it will remain cold and dry through the New Year with a few significant snowfalls in March. -50F in Tok again last night. It's already -45F tonight.

[Eye of Unk]

I most certainly hope you have a provision to supply heat in case of a earthquake, On the other thread I made my comment about the 5.8 I went through two hours ago, no damage to home that I could tell, all my model ships and stuff are still on the shelves.

[Alaska Wolf]

I most certainly hope you have a provision to supply heat in case of a earthquake,

I have airtight woodstoves on both floors and 6500 and 5000 watt gas generators.

[GeronL]

Fisker, Tesla, GM, A123, rebates....

exactly how many federal dollars went into this fiasco?

Yet the left says we cannot cut the budget

[GeronL]

I once dreamed of inventing a “chemical power generator” that would power a house or a car for a year on a chemical charge. The dream was awesome, at first.

Then came the anti-trust laws, then came protests from laid off gas and electric company workers, then entire countries trying to back engineer my product and make their own. The came regulations and new taxes....

So before I woke up I had gathered 40 energy/oil corporations from 15 countries and sold them parts of the company and rights to produce their own CPG for a big chunk of cash up front.

Then I paid off Costa Rica and recieved some sovereign land from them and lived the rest of my life as king over my own tiny kingdom, refusing to join any international organization and stuff.

Yes.... I have strange dreams like that

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[MercedesB]

shocking article.