Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero.

Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by edw519 on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @10:35AM (#200998)

Sometimes, the arbitrary deadline is the thing that forces the technology to be ready.

Do you think JFK had any idea if the technology would be ready when he declared the goal of a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s?

We need more vision and less debate.

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by Prrometheus on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @10:56AM (#201022)

> We need more vision and less debate.

If "vision" means rash feel-good actions and "debate" means thoughtful consideration of all view points, then I respectfully disagree with you. I think we need more debate and less "vision".

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by hugh on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @08:54PM (#201627)

Do you think JFK had any idea if the technology would be ready when he declared the goal of a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s?

Yes. Do you think he got up and made that pronouncement without at least asking, say, Wernher von Braun whether that would be a realistic goal?

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by astine on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @12:52PM (#201162)

I think that he had a pretty good idea.

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