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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by JoelSutherland on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @08:50AM (#200923)
Problem #9: If we are sending all of our gas-consuming cars to Latin America how does this solve any environmental problems?

Problem #10: This neglects the energy costs of producing a new car.

As long as we're being completely hypothetical, wouldn't it make more sense to just mandate that all new cars must be electric after a certain date?

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by ssharp on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @09:25AM (#200938)
Electric cars are important to the United States because of the economy and energy independence, not because of global warming. Remember, the people making energy decisions don't "believe" in global warming.
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