Well thanx Martin, but let me add that I first posted this idea on the net several years ago. The idea went no where then, nor will it now. What is perhaps useful, is to consider why not, which has very little to do with technology, and much to do with the way people think.... if that's what you call it.
By and large, at this point, this is all an academic exercise intructive only in how pervasive the group think, that in this case sells high powered ego trips to get caught in traffic with. Wise leadership mite yet be able to make the transition twards a more sustainable system, but you cant get very far ahead of the electorate and still get elected. Look back at John Anderson's campaign.
Where electric vehicles will come into their own, is after economic crisis cuts off the flow of imported oil, and the survivors of that crisis look into what data on that technology they still have access to in an effort to convert whatever equipment they have locally.
The strategies will vary. My own neck of Ozark woods has often been a net exporter of electricity from all the hydroelectric dams. There is a large supply of ATVs that could be converted into lite electric vehicles. The county seats were located to make day trips for shopping feasible with draft animals, about 12 miles, which would be within electric ATV range as well.
The mineral deposits near Silver Hill and Lead hill are still there, those mines could be reopened, and with hydro electic, the furnaces could again produce lead for batteries. The ore is also 'contaminated' with a litle silver.
So- this is the kind of future I expect for electric vehicles, where entrepreneurs will look at the local need and the local resource base to work something out without waiting for bankers, Wall Street, or DC to figure it out.
BTW: I am increasingly annoyed with the system timing out while I consider a post, and then cancelling everything I had written. I am not much for "quick" replies, preferring to ponder what a person posted and making sure I understood all the relevant points as I compose a response. This damn window is too small also to allow me to make sure the post is reasonably coherent.
Feel free to contact me in private email; my server is hughes.net if you want me to give your posts the attention they deserve.
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