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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
If you believe that Bush has any intention of actually getting hydrogen cars or more electric cars on the road in the near future, or that his meager allowance of a few billion toward research toward production of such cars is anything more than lip service to people crying about oil dependency, you have passed through the looking glass and are now incapable of sensible debate.
I'll bet my wife's ring finger and a case of Red Stripe that the billions promised will never even get to the hydrogen car/electric car program. Bush will proclaim success on fighting for alternative energy sources, sign some piece of paper in the Rose Garden called "No Hydrogen Car Left behind" and then a few million will trickle to some eggheads at MIT. When they call for the second wave of the pedged financing, those eggheads will get a "This line has been disconnected" message at the White House switchboard.
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I have a partner whose spouse is a Chief Engineer in GM's electric car group. It's a big ass sham, that is powered by some incentive made in the distant past by some prior administration.
There won't be e-cars at your local dealer anytime soon. That isn't because GM wouldn't sell them if it could. Hell, GM would probably be looking at selling small cars with built in bombs for the Mid-East market if it could ensure payment post-mortum.
The reason you won't see e-cars is because the technology isn't there yet. Ed Begley, Jr. is willing to cope- you and I not so.
BUt hybrids are out today. You would do fine with one. They are smaller cars, but MUCH cheaper to operate. I know some areas let you drive in HOV lanes if you have one. I was bullshitting saying Bush has driven the move, but it certainly has happened while he was President. And in the end its not Bush deciding that hybrids are good that will result in their being on the roads. In the end it you and me deciding to buy one that will do it.
