LOL....Yes, your off-peak rates are low NOW..wait until you and your neighbors plug in your cars. Ok, fine. Let's accept that supply and demand doesn't apply to electricity in "off-peak" times (even though that's what brings you off-peak rates).....there is the premium cost for the vehicle, the electrical service upgrades, the shoes you'll wear out....all those costs.
You have serious misconceptions about the efficiency of battery powered electric versus a gasoline powered vehicle. We'll ignore that, though.
Ok, let's talk plug-in hybrids. A gas-powered generator is ideal, because it is such an efficient and energy packed power source. It's even ideal for powering a vehicle.
...but I wonder how much better mileage your hybrid would get if you yanked out all the batteries? Fact is, government subsidies and special treatment on HOV lanes sold hybrids as much as any efficiency savings.
Hey, for a 25 mile commute, a plug-in might work for you. So would a moped.
Yes! And remember that the GOVERNMENT controls the number of power plants in existence. The GOVERNMENT controls the electrical grid. The GOVERNMENT controls the rates charged by the utilities.
This is nothing more than another power grab by the liberals.
If they can't get you to use mass transit, they will get you to depend on government for the fuel to transport yourself.
I am all for reducing our dependence on foreign oil. However, empowering Pelosi and Kennedy is not the answer.