[luvbach1]

If and when the 0bamanation regime succeeds in forcing up the price of coal, electric cars will be a even less viable option than they are now.

[Secret Agent Man]

libs like ev’s because they limit your ability to travel long distances freely. fits the whole agenda21 thing and forcing everyone back into cities, and having tightly controlled, few, corridors between urban areas that you can’t veer much off of.

[thackney]

We are seeing a huge supply glut of oil in the US

Supply glut? Is the author smoking crack?

Yes, our domestic production has gone through a significant increase. 5 years ago we only produce 5.15 MMBPD and our consumed 17.96 MMBPD or refined products.

U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MCRFPUS2&f=M

U.S. Product Supplied of Finished Petroleum Products
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MTPUPUS2&f=M

While our production has climbed 42% to 7.35 MMBPD and our consumption has fallen 10% to 16.19 MMBPD, we only produce about half of what we use?

How the heck is about half of what we use a supply glut?

[SpaceBar]

Owners of Tesla vehicles will be able to recharge their vehicle for 30 minutes to gain 200 miles of range, or swap out their cars' battery for a fully charged one in 90 seconds.... Haters be happy...

The obvious attitude problem of the author notwithstanding, there are basic flaws with the article. Gasoline, a mixture of straight and branched alkanes averaging on the iso-octane group, that can be made not only from petroleum, but from coal and pyrolytically decomposed garbage, is an incredibly versitile, relatively safe, easily transportable substance. Liquid power that burns in machines so simple (think lawnmowers, 1970's Datsuns), they can be fixed by anyone with a reasonable amount of engine skills. The hippy-dippy pipe dream of just plugging in, with nary a thought where the electricity comes from, or the exotic (and environmentally costly) technology needed to store it safely and efficiently hardly enters into the equation. Gasoline will be around long after the article author is pushing up daisies. Bet on it.

[ozzymandus]

Is this a Tesla ad?

[MasterGunner01]

The fact Mr. Wes Patoka is oblivious to the fact America’s transportation fleet runs on gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels is mind boggling. America’s transportation needs are not going to be met by electric vehicles, solar power, wind power, or environmentalists’ bloviating. Pound for pound, there is NO replacement for fossil fuels that offer the same energy for a given amount of fuel. [And no, Mr. Patoka, we are not going to see nuclear or steam powered vehicles either.]