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Is it true that there are lithium powered cars as well as hydrogen powered cars? My boyfriend told me some vague information on this, but I was wondering if anyone can give me indepth information about these cars, including how they work, how much these cars are, and what companies are making these cars.

Bob replied: "These are two very different things. Both use electric motors, but they get the electricity in different ways. "Hydrogen" powered cars combine hydrogen and air in a hydrogen-air fuel cell to make electricity. "Lithium" powered cars use batteries to store electricity from an electrical outlet in lithium hydride batteries, the same kind that are used in most portable computers these days. There are no fuel cell cars available for sale yet. Many companies are working on them. The Tesla electric car, an expensive sports car, uses the high performance lithium hydride batteries. More on fuel cells here: More on the Tesla here: "

grizzbr1 replied: "Lithium is one of the elements found in high capacity batteries. Most electric cars use lithium batteries to keep the weight down, but they are expensive as heck. Batteries are like a gas tank for electricity. They don't produce it, they just store it."

ebike replied: "Yes there are Lithion Battery Powered Cars and Fehicles on the road. The Lithion, Lithium and Lithium Hydride Technology has gained momentum of late and the prices are coming down. An example of this is in the number of Lithion etc powered Bikes and Scooters, ATV's etc."

is it really worth it to drive a hybrid or electric car, compared to a all gasoline powered car? The problem with hybrid and electric vehicles is the battery, so, do the gas savings (the money you save on gas) provided by a hybrid vehicle outweigh the cost of a $2000.00 replacement lithium car batery?

unplugged replied: "yes...this is the 5th time tonight i have to tell this story since i can't find the video online was watching discovery channel, specificaly the show daily planet. and they were doing a story on some 17 year old who converted an old pick up into a highway driveable pick up. and its battery lasted atleast 3 times longer than what you'd expect from an average sedan's gas tank. and they said it only cost him 10 to 15 bucks to recharge the batteries each month. plus he did it all by himself for 6000 dollars canadian and he did it in his spare time. there is technology out there, watch the documentary "who killed the electric car"...you'll find it really REALLY fasinating. its not just another eviornmentalism video, it also talks about the blackmail thats going behind the public's eyes and how the media makes us believe one thing when everything is the opposite...the technology existed since the 90's!!! watch the movie to find out"

Hannah's Grandpa replied: "At todays Gas prices, a gasoline powered car that get 30 miles to the gallon, it will cost you a little over 11 cents a mile, and the average car is driven 12,000 miles a year at a cost of $1,320, where an electric car cost at the highest estimate 3 cents a mile or $360 a year. For a difference of $960 a year, and most batteries are supposed to last 7 years for a difference of, $6720. and a savings of $4720, I don't know about you but I could find better uses for that money."

Dana1981, Master of Science replied: "I'm not sure where you get that $2000 replacement battery figure. For a Prius (which uses NiMh batteries), the battery is supposed to last the lifetime of the car. Priuses used as taxis have over 250,000 miles on the original batteries. For a fully electric car which puts more strain on the battery, certainly it won't last as long. One thing to consider is that an electric car costs about 2-3 cents per mile to recharge. A Prius costs 9 cents per mile with gas at $4.50 per gallon. A 30 mpg car costs 15 cents per mile. So with the electric car, you're saving about 12 cents per mile, depending what car you compare it to. So in fuel costs, you'll save $2000 in 16,667 miles over the 30 mpg gas car. Just a bit over a year's worth of driving. Of course, that's not all there is to it. There's also the initial cost of the car, maintenance costs (lower for electrics, which have fewer parts), etc. But if you're just comparing fuel savings to battery cost, yes, the electric car is worth it."

Kim R replied: "Buy a car that runs on natural gas(methane) if you have a station nearby. I have 2 of these cars, and they're much cleaner and much cheaper to run than gasoline cars. I pay 85 cents per gallon and get the same mileage as a gasoline car of the same type (Ford Crown Victoria). That's about 5 times cheaper than paying for gasoline. Do the math! We looked at hybrids and decided to go with natural gas due to the battery issue in hybrids. We're very happy with the nat. gas cars and wish there were lots more of them available. Maybe someday..."

How does the rush to hybrid cars reduce our dependence on foreign countries? With the vast majority of Lithium, which powers electric car batteries, in the hardline Socialist country of Bolivia? You morons! Do you think there was an OPEC before oil became the juice that fueled our economy? Boy are you stupid.

Curtis 1911 replied: "As long as they are UAW built hybrids that is all that matters."

olin h replied: "We can make lithiums if they get expensive but you can not make gas it is a resource"

panurge2 replied: "Is there a "lithium cartel"? No ! Are the the citizens of Bolivia, America haters? No. I think we'll be just fine."

NONONSENSE replied: "If we stop coal production or cut back on it, refuse to build nuclear plants, etc. How are we going to charge these hybrids? We won't reduce consumption of oil anytime soon as many can't afford this type of vehicle. It's been 35 years since we first talked about the energy crisis and still haven't done anything to fix it. With the advances in auto technology(fuel inj., lighter cars, computers, etc.), todays car gets gas mileage only marginally better than one from the 60's"

Gas Prices? Should Electric Cars be an election issue? Look, gas prices are not going to come down unless there is some serious competition. There is technology out there that will allow a lithium battery powered car to go 300 miles on a single charge. Should we pressure the government to mandate such technology so that we may have an option apart from gas powered cars and the hybrids?

Bad Company replied: "Psssst it takes 3x the oil products to make a hybrid than a Hummer. Them batteries take oil to make. Be a good socialist and ride the bus, that what Obama wants you to do."

When will a major car maker sell a lithium battery plug-in car in the USA? When will a major car manufacturer sell a lithium-battery based, reasonable range on a charge, pluggable 4-seat car in the USA, at a price comparable to a solely gas-powered 4-seat sedan? I recently went to Florence, and was "green" with envy seeing all the electric cars plugged into the parking meters. Why should they get all the fun?

jmac2215 replied: "2010. maybe. Chevrolet is coming out with a car called the volt and it pretty much will be make or break for Chevy, if the features they say it will have are true, then you'll get that car you want, otherwise Chevy is going under. that is the site for it it will be a gas-electric car, but the car will be chargeable through an outlet, and I think the electric motor will run solely electric for the first 40 miles."

Ry replied: "The problem with Electric cars are that they get the power from coal power plants, which are not very clean. They should start making more hydrogen fueling stations around because the only bi product is pure water, and hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe. They already have the technology, Honda is leasing Hydrogen cars in southern California because they have the fueling stations, and BMW have been giving H7s to celebrities for many years."

Randy C replied: "The big reason that there aren't any electric cars is that there are to many old cronies in power that can't deal with such a major change. The car and oil companies are afraid of loosing income if electric cars become widely used. Watch the film "Who Killed the Electric Car" to learn all of the sickening details. There are electric cars being sold now. They are under the heading of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV). They have limited speeds to avoid extensive crash testing requirements. The only freeway capable car currently available is the Tesla Roadster, expensive and you'll have to wait a year for delivery. GM is making a lot of noise with the Volt expected to be available in Nov. 2010. Chrysler has recently announced that it had prototypes of 2 ER-EV (like the Volt) cars and 1 full battery electric sports car, again sometime after 2010. I haven't heard much from Ford. A couple of Japanese Companies have announced they are bringing their electric small city car models to the US, the 80 MPC Subaru R1-E and the 100 MPC Mitsubishi iMiEV. Toyota is planning on a plug in Prius but this car really isn't electric as it still requires gas for freeway performance. ZENN and Miles both currently selling NEV cars are working on freeway capable electric cars again available in late 2009 to early 2010. The Smart ED (electric drive) is currently being tested in England. Mini is building 500 test EV's for lease in CA NY NJ, they had over 9,500 people apply to get these cars. As you can see there has been a lot of news about electric cars in the past year. To much to sum up in a single post. But every car maker seems to be sitting around waiting for GM's success or failure with the Volt as you can guess from that magic 2010 date in just about every press release."

onetruerick2008 replied: "I think they will probably go on sale in the US in 2010 or 2011. Lithium batteries are hideously expensive at the moment. I got some quotes on a lithium battery pack for my electric Tracker earlier this year, and the best price I could find was $20,000! That was a bit much for batteries. I am hoping that EEStor is able to bring their battery solution to market soon. They intend to make and sell a 400-lb battery with about 50 kilowatt-hours of capacity for less than $4000. By contrast, I am using Deka gel-cell batteries, and they weigh 1100 pounds and only have about 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity, and cost $3100. (They were a poor choice, it turned out.)"

The future for cars in the future? Scientist have already said that cars can be powered by Hydrogen. They've already started in America with the new Hydrogen Powered Honda Accord I think, but I am just asking, as we have seen in class practicals in Science, Lithium is a very reactive chemical with Water that produces hydrogen, do you think cars in the future could be powered by Lithium?

The Stig replied: "It will most likely be Hydrogen because Hydrogen is abundant and much cheaper than Lithium."

. : HelloBeautiful : . replied: "it will probably be hydrogen"

Chris (the Irish man) replied: "Hydrogen or ethanol. Though some may be power by lithium ion battery cells, like the Tesla roadster. Some cars today can even be switched from methanol to liquid propane."

Steve C replied: "There are still problems with burning hydrogen in an engine. It burns a LOT hotter than petrol/alchol etc, and so the engine still makes lots of nasty pollutants because the high temps cause reactions with the "inert" atmospheric gases. (the exhaust, isn't JUST water, remember N2 goes in as well as 02!) Lithium is pricey and, because demand is already out-striping demand, likely to get more pricey, so it wouldn't be economic to use it directly as a fuel, in the way you describe. The biggest problem with hydrogen fuel is storing it. Water that's reacted with Lithium isn't likely to very nice, so you'd probably need a way of regenerating the "cell". Maybe possible to regenerate the lithium using some kind of electrochemistry (turning the cell into a kind of storage battery) Also perhaps best if the reaction can be halted when extra hydrogen isn't needed. Perhaps have a "tank "of water and have an "electrode"/fuel rod which can be lifted out of the water, if the pressure of hydrogen inside the tank goes above a certain value (stopping the production of hydrogen), and drops back into the liquid if the pressure falls due to hydrogen exiting the tank. If it's feasible to regenerate the cell using electricity, drop the fuel rod back into the water, and use electrochemistry to deposit lithium on the movable fuel rod. (the tank walls form the 2nd electrode) Other reactive metals could be used too...."

A question for the ladies...(real ones that is)...? Which would you prefer and you can choose more than one? 1)A good job with a great salary 2)A guy who smiles a lot 3)Run for the Oval office 4)a guy who tickles your clitoris with his tongue 5)Mineral water 6)Vodka Cruisers 7)A sexy guy from Australia(Tall ,lean and mean) 8)Hearing i love you every 60 minutes of every single day 9)Electric powered car(Lithium battery powered car) 10)Muscles 11)A guy who frowns a lot 12)Platinum credit card 13)Brussel Sprouts 14)A case of Blue Tongue Lager 15)College Degree 16)Women 17)A Vibrator 18)High heel shoes 19)watching days of our lives every single day 20)University degree 21)Mobile Phone 22)digital camera 23)watching every episode of 'Lost'and 'Heroes' 24)E-mail account 25)a guy whos hung like a horse 26)a microscope(he he) 27)a telescope 28)Champagne 29)Hydrogen powered SUV 30)a guy who only thinks of himself,humps a lot then falls asleep(what an idiot!) 31)a guy who knows the difference between a Clitorus and a Vagina 32)a satisyfying job with a moderate salary 22) Train to be an Astronaut 30)a guy who only thinks of himself,humps a lot then falls asleep(what an idiot!) 31)a guy who knows the difference between a Clitoris and a Vagina 32)a satisyfying job with a moderate salary 22) Train to be an Astronaut

Tokyo Girl replied: "1,2,4,10,15,17,20,21,22,24, and 28. Lol That was.. fun."

Lynn G replied: "1),7), 25), 28) Now that would be a fun night!"

menslady125 replied: "1, 2, 7, 12, and 20"

Yowsie's Girlfriend replied: "2-3-4-6-7-8-9-14-16-21-25-28-31 I'm all yours honey"

Why do we still drive cars using internal combustion? If we could easily have by now replaced the internal combustion engine with a motor using nano-lithium battery technology why do we still drive with internal combustion engines? Its not really new technology. It is derived from Lithium-ion technology. This has been around since the 1960's. Its only been recently that the technology has been applied. These batteries can be charged with power sources not using fossil fuels therefore no pollution is added to the atmosphere. There are even cargo trucks now using this technology in the UK. These batteries have a range of 250 miles. Top speed of 95 MPH and 0-60 in 10 seconds. Never stops at a gas station again. Cost $50,000 which is not to far off from the price of your average new large diesel truck. These are the specs for a truck. Any cars with much less weight will go faster and farther. Tesla Roadster goes 0-60 in 4 seconds, top speed over 130 MPH, 250 mile range, charges in 3.5 hours. Battery life is over 100,000 miles. Bye BIG OIL! Lithium has wide distribution in the earths crust. It is the 31st most abundant mineral on earth. About 50 dollars per pound. Its only used once in battery production and lasts 100,000 miles. It is easily resourced from brine pools and mineral springs. Extracting oil is much more costly. Chile and Argentina are the largest producers of Lithium in the world. Because factories producing electric cars use less energy because they require fewer parts they use less from the power grid. Electric cars are here to stay because they simply make sense. Smith electric vehicles since1920 7.5t truck Range:160 miles Up to 65 mph Self rechargeable unit onboard 10,000 pd hauling capacity $50 dollars a week to recharge batteries vs $220 dollars for diesel a week 20% of recharging done thru solar applications 25% the maintenance cost of diesel including battery replacement These will be available thru Enova Systems in North America . American truck will have larger capacities than the current truck.12t truck. Bye BIG OIL Almost 99% of the NiMH batteries in the trucks are recyclable. Its a no brainer. The cost to transport oil, gasoline and car parts is huge. The cost to power refineries is huge. The cost to manufacture billions of car parts we won't need ius huge.Hundreds of Billions of dollars.The fact is once oil is gone capital to spend on solar technology which is now available will be immense. Oils days of plunder are close to over. Oh and anyone thats says Tesla Roadster is ugly is blind. Motor noise is a matter of opinion. I actually hate the noise of my Dodge 1500 5.9L 4X4 because it sounds like money going out of my wallet. I gassed up yesterday at $3.25 a gallon. I get 11 miles to the gallon. Tesla Roadster is a sports car. Priced at $92,950 Cost in gas, oil, filters $0 0-60 in 4 seconds Top speed over 130 mph Demand growing Supply small Cost is higher only due to small infrastructure. These costs will fall. Less parts than a Internal Combustion motors. Show us a four passenger sedan capable of carrying four people with adequate luggage at least 650km/400miles on a charge, that can be charged fully over ten hours, no more and we might, just might be interested. Our present vehicle which is not particularly fuel economical is capable of more than this distance with the air-con running and can be recharged in 10 minutes. Why do I have to look this up for you? Do it yourself sherlock. Phoenix SUT Cost to purchase $50,000 MADE IN THE USA 5 passenger SUV/SUT Battery lasts 250 miles Recharging battery takes 10 min with an onboard charger. Its like 15 dollars worth of electricity. So for about 30 bucks worth of electricity you can go 500 miles. 480 pounds of torque Air conditioning standard Power everything No emissions No gas No oil No catalytic converter No exhaust No radiator No water pump No oil pump No fuel injection No air filter No exhaust manifold leaks 0-60 in 10 seconds(good for its size) Top speed 95 mph Payload:1,000 pounds 300 km is just over 150 miles. The Smith Electric truck has a range of 160 miles. Did I say that already? For short hauls in San Diego and LA its certainly capable. Charges fast at UK stations. Still think battery cars are incapable? BIG OIL HAS BEEN LYING FOR A LONG TIME. Tesla is a sports car!!! I never said it was a family car!!! It recharges completely in 4 hours from 0% percent charge to 100% charge. You will have to replace the batteries eventually which are completely recyclable. IN MAYBE 8 YEARS!!! All it takes is powering stations which BIG OIL made sure you can't find. There is one at LAX THAT WILL FINALLY SEE SOME USE!!!LOL Imagine no stupid tanks in the ground at 7-11!!! No huge bumps to roll over entering a gas station!!! No more oil leaking into our ground from all those disgusting auto mechanic shops!!! of course you will still have Discount Tire and Big O for tires. And shops to change brake fluid. Auto parts places will be packed with batteries. Auto detailing will still be here. Windshield washer fluid and wiper blades. Lets see Ken E. If its midnight and you need to charge your car for 4 hours(if you need a full charge)what time will it be fully charged? Will you need to get up at 2am to go to Disney World? No.Even if there was an emergency at 2am would your car be available for 30 to 40 miles? Yes!! Where is your stock Ken E.? Maybe in Exxon, Chevron, BP or Shell? Scared? I would be. I have already mentioned the hundreds of billions of dollars that would be saved by the stoppage of oil, gas, billions of car parts and who knows what else. All we know is that its probably TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!! But no you worry about where the electricity is to power our electric cars. Well Solar, Geothermal, Wind, Hydroelectric will be taking up a lot of that need especially in CA where we still have 1000's of miles of empty desert ready to use PVC sites. I don't think they look that bad but even if someone does nobody lives out there anyway so who cares. They provide no waste to the environment and last 50+ years. And even offices can incorporate solar panels in to their windows that no one can even see. BIG OIL AND BIG COAL WILL SOON BE NO MORE!!!

mrfixit64857 replied: "Lithium is not as plentiful as internal combustion fuels. Remember "ACID RAIN" ? Processes for building these powertrains create more emissions than the vehicles they would replace."

My Opinion: You ASKED for it! replied: "Because we are governed by the big oil companies...they'd never allow automotive companies the latitude to construct plentiful alternative fuel vehicles to any degree that we would no longer be reliant upon oil."

Mathurin replied: "because internal combustion engines are cheap to manufacture and because it has a high size to power ratio, also they have many years of research behind them, making them reliable, and it is difficult to make a massive infrastructure change overnight also, be wary of people who try to sell you pie in the sky ideas about what cars can be the tesla roadster is about $100,000 and do not forget that most of our electricity is generated with coal, a fossil fuel, albeit a domestic one lithium ion batteries are difficult to make, if you dont believe me just look up the latest recalls of laptop batteries that explode also, 0-60 in 10 secs is pretty bad, and so far electric does not have enough power to replace a real truck (a real truck being a working one, the kind that needs enough power to haul itself and another one on a trailer) though it might do fine with one of those toy trucks people buy to drive around town basically, you arnt smarter than the people who design and sell vehicles for a living, stop trying to look like it the free market is a wonderful thing, let it work"

Gary K replied: "Because battery cars suck.. They look and sound stupid. They still depend on other sources to get there battery's recharged. I would love to see the power bill from some one who has one. I don't care about the environment or pollution.And I think you will find out the general public doesn't either."

Misha replied: "Cause we have enough demand for them..."

Ken E replied: "We want to drive 1600km (1000 miles) to visit relatives in another state taking two adults and children aged 10 and 8. We plan to visit a few places on the way. The range of an inadequate "toy" car, the Tesla roadster, built very lightly and a two seater is 250 miles. Illegally squeezing the children behind the seats, which I am sure they will find quite comfortable, we can travel 250 miles on a charge. While this is a bit further than just out of our own backyard, it is still only a quarter of the way. We then have to spend what? 14 or more hours waiting for the thing to recharge. And where, pray, 250km from home do we find a non-fossil fuelled charging station? If we plug the thing in at a motel the management are going to have a fit over their electricity bills. While staying overnight in town X, the car cannot be used as it has to stay on charge. Show us a four passenger sedan capable of carrying four people with adequate luggage at least 650km/400miles on a charge, that can be charged fully over ten hours, no more and we might, just might be interested. Our present vehicle which is not particularly fuel economical is capable of more than this distance with the air-con running and can be recharged in 10 minutes. In fact this kind of performance was available from cars built in 1937, let alone 2007. Most long distance road transport in the USA, Canada and Australia travels distances like three or four thousand kilometres in a week or two. Even some shorter "delivery" hauls are 300km or more in a day. Battery power is laughably inadequate."

apeweek replied: "---------- Isn't it amazing how many people assume that no progress has been made in battery and EV design in 30 years? * The Phoenix electric truck is not the only vehicle using the new Altairnano batteries. There is also this vehicle: * * The ZAP-X SUV gets 350 miles per charge, has 644 horsepower, does 155mph, and also charges in 10 minutes. How can people look at a car like this, and still say that EV batteries are not up to the task? * Incidentally, the Altairnanos are good for 250,000 miles, not just 100,000. You should never have to replace these batteries in the car's lifetime. But they are fully recyclable anyway. * Driving on electricity is also much cheaper than gasoline, only a penny or two per mile. I know this firsthand, I drive an EV. Don't worry about powerplant emissions. This is oil-company propaganda nonsense. EVs cause much less pollution because of their high efficiency, even when dirty fuels make electricity. * One of the more remarkable aspects of this story is how our government, major automakers, and media are ignoring these cars (developed without government money), while touting much less viable options like hydrogen and ethanol - probably because these fuels can still be processed and price-gouged by oil companies. No wonder people scratch their heads and declare that practical EVs can't possibly be real. * Wake up! Join me! Drive an impossible car! Here are some cheap EVs (as little as $5000), if you want to 'get your feet wet' before spending lots of money: * * You know what my project is this year? I'm putting a solar panel on my garage, to charge my EV. Then I will drive for ZERO cents per mile, with ZERO emissions. -----------------"

A way to lower gas prices?????? Look, gas prices are not going to come down unless there is some serious competition. There is technology out there that will allow a lithium battery powered car to go 300 miles on a single charge. Should we pressure the government to mandate such technology so that we may have an option apart from gas powered cars and the hybrids? if there are other options, gas prices will come down. Should America ship by electric powered rail? Should we force the government to develop electric cars. electricity can be generated by burning coal, and or gas. It could be a water or wind powered turbine as well. We are talking about lower gas prices and saving our hard earned money not "green peace." also, electricity can be generated by wind farms off shore and in wilderness areas. Lets not ignore solar energy either. We have to think outside the box. I am going to pressure my government to fix this. Most of our money goes toward gas and utilities and not toward our kids and hobbies. If we drill for our oil, shouldn't we the people drill it and not some oil company? true, capitalism breeds competition; however, what happens when the oil companies are working together? Shell is not cheaper than Chevron my friend. They are all in on its together.

Maurice replied: "Obama will fix the issue of high gas prices! OBAMA 08' YES WE CAN....... AND YES WE WILL AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Retired replied: "Drill for more American oil. Invade Canada."

jabg replied: "where do you generate the electricity from?"

indyca replied: "Yes encouragement to fund alternative transportation methods is a good idea. It would eventually lower the prices of gas, and would be good for the environment."

hatescreenames replied: "Not sure about you but I pay almost 200 a month for electricity all year long.. Don't think I need to add to that. Let me re-iterate, I definitely think we need funding for alternative methods of fuel but I don't want to depend on electricity, we are already trying to find alternative methods to that (wind power, solar power, hydroelectric) etc.. because we are not only short on it, but the pollution is astronomical."

labowu replied: "No forcing, no mandates, but tax breaks and incentives for developing alternatives is the best place to start. Of course the goal here isn't to lower gas prices but to eliminate the need for gas completely."

Markus K replied: "we all have to wake up as a gas-chuggin society and change/adapt to the reality--that cheap gas is gone...for good"

oldmarine08 replied: "With India and China consuming more and more, it has been and will continue to be a supply and demand issue, and the price being set by OPEC. The problem is that most people do not understand supply and demand economics and what the structure is of the cost of gas per gallon. Do you know that we are using more oil now than EVER before! People are driving at an alarming rate. Do you realize how much petroleums used in making plastics and then how many things we use are made of plastics? The oil company makes about 12 cents a gallon as profit. The rest is made up of Federal and State taxes, the cost of exploration and the cost of production, Refining and then the cost of the additives that we have to put in the gas (we call it designer gas, thanks to the environmentalist wacko's). Do you know that we have not built a refinery in almost 60 years? (thanks again environmentalist). The refineries that we have are working at capacity and that is not enough to keep up with demand. Do you know that we hardly get any oil from the Middle East? Yes we are not in Iraq for oil, they have enough to export but not as much as you think. Even iran imports most of their oil. Most people think that is where it all comes from. Not true. We get our oil form Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Africa, in that order. What we get from Saudi is a very small %. You want the cost of gas to drop....STOP driving or at the very least cut back 10% and you'll see gas prices drop. In addition to that we need to open up the ANWR for drilling and off our coasts and the Gulf, as well as exploit the new found pools in the Wyoming Range (thanks again environmentalist) OR come up with an alternate fuel. Even if you had a viable economic alternative fuel source, the production and the distribution of it is decades away. Wake up people, cut back!"

Charles B replied: "And that electricity just comes out of the wall magically doesn't it? edit: ok, since you acknowledged electricity has to come from somewhere....we need nuke power! Yeah, the plants we have now work, but if everything goes electric (which I think would be great) Nukes are the only thing that can supply that kind of energy. And they are clean(er)"

togashiyokuni2001 replied: "Compeition comes from private industry, in the private sector. That means the government needs to keep out of it. So, no, we shouldn't pressure the government to mandate any technology, or develop electric cars, because the technology already exists in the private sector, it's either just not economically feasible, or there isn't enough of a demand for it, otherwise you'd better believe they'd be all over the place."

Bob S replied: "Maurice is a troll, I have not found anything informational is his posts, just the same old Obama blabber. A couple of things we can do to lower the gas prices. One would be to consume less, of course. Another would be to drive hybrid cars so we are less dependent on oil. Find alternatives. I'm not a fan of ethanol fuel, or solar or anything because it just isn't enough. Finding better ways to fuel of vehicles is a major need however. Also, drill in our country for oil. Plenty of oil deep in the gulf of Mexico that the Democrats refuse to let us drill, also plenty of oil in Alaska that the Democrats also refuse to let us drill."

xxoo replied: "I agree 100% with you,, the best way we can presure the goverment is to call email and go see in groups our local congressman y woman,, to call the media if they ignore our requests is time to stand for our right is time to remind all those congress members that they are there WORKING FOR US,, insted of working for their own good,, we need to do something now..."

Dina W replied: "Did you know that these lithium batteries cause huge environmental problems? Disposing of them is a nightmare. Why not just use our own resources, until someone figures out a safe, inexpensive, energy source to fuel our cars."

StatenIsland Guy replied: "GM needs to hurry and release the VOLT."

danrathersdrunkagain replied: "Maurice believes Obama has the answer, except like Obama, he isn't saying what it is."

Bridgewater Betty replied: "Stop with the Government Mandates, people! Trust me, if that technology exists, and is marketable, it WILL find its way to market! Ten years ago nobody thought hybrids or electric vehicles of any sort, would ever make it. Too slow, too expensive, blah blah blah. It didn't take the government to force companies to make them, they did it because they could SELL them."

High Mountain Rider replied: "AJ. Alternative fuels are the answer. You couldn't be more correct. and thank you for not pointing the finger at one party or the other. The mess we are in bears the burden of both parties not doing a thing they said they would do 40 years ago. Not one damn President Including Kennedy did a thing to start helping us become non fossill fuel dependent. They all talked big games, But did nothing. And the two guys running right now don't have answers either. I have a green products company working on alternative fuel sources. The government both dems and pubs would rather see people starve, then come of this corn ethonal crap. It doesn't work. It does not save a dime. Attacks engines. and takes food off the plates of the world. We need to wake up and quick in this country. Ethonal is not the answer."

idget_500 replied: "OK so this battery can store enough electricity for 300 miles. If you do the conversion from hp to kW. It will cost you about $40 a day to drive your gas free car. The oil companies hate it, but the power companies will love it, if they can support the extra power usage. Also the electric car costs more to buy it. If you look at the total energy balance of electric and hybrid cars it costs more money and more carbon emissions to run the new technology compared to the standard auto."

Dane replied: "You do know Lithium batteries, because they are very effective at storing energy, have a nasty tendency to blow up. They also begin to expire from the moment of manufacture. How often and at what price do you think you will be required to replace them? One of the reasons GM took their model off the road. Also it requires as much carbon footprint to charge the car as equilivent gasoline it would have required. Since most of our power plants are fossil fuel driven all you would be doing is moving the cost from your car to power generation, you would still pay it. Hydrogen is the only existing technology with a prayer and since nearly all hydrogen is generated from natural gas, it will still be fossil fuel dependent. You have to look under the covers. As far as having the government mandate it. No good has ever come from that. If there is money to be made from the technology, the private sector will provide. If there is not money to be made from it, government forcing it down our throats won't change the equation. All government can effectively do is encourage the private sector with judicious use of tax incentives."

vtsztpu replied: "Elect republicans. 2000-2006 (repub congress) gas went from $1.44-$2.10/gallon (11 cents a year) 2006-2008 (demo congress) gas went from $2.10 to $4.00/gallon. (95 cents per year) Aren't you glad you voted in the democrats?"

silverbullet replied: "If someone had a way to mass produce a cost effective battery powered car with 300 mile range, it would be on the market, or at least announced. The technology isn't there yet. Government mandates are generally a bad idea because of unintended consequences. You can't legislate creativity and innovation. Part of the problem IS government mandates. Cars on average get much worse mileage today than they did 20 years ago at least in part due to the increased weight of government mandated features. The other part is our stupidity. I don't have power windows, power doors or powered and heated seats in my house - why would I need them in my car? Stupid. The extra accessories add weight and power drain for no reason. ------- Edit 1: "If we drill for our oil, shouldn't we the people drill it and not some oil company?" LOLOLOLOL We the people!!!??!!!? Do you know how to run a drill rig?!!? I don't!!!!! Or are you perhaps advocating state al of resources? How did that work out for the Soviet Union, or more to the point the citizens of the Soviet Union? ------- Edit 2: Just for the record, I've got 156 miles on my bicycle so far this week, and my car hasn't left the driveway."

BDZot replied: "I figured that as gas prices rose, alternative sources of energy would become affordable and viewed with more interest. However, I was dead wrong. NOBODY, not the government, not industry, not the people are stepping up to the plate. However, mainly it's Congress's fault with all the environmental laws that are in place. For example, conversion of coal to oil is a technology we have, and a technology that can be done cleanly. It becomes "affordable" when oil sells for around $40-$50 a barrel. However, it's not being done due to "environmental concerns". I'm all for drilling, but that's a temporary (10-20 year) fix. Other technologies have "environmental concern" hurdles that they can't seem to overcome. When will Congress get off their dead asses and start helping us out?"

I'm sick of all the BS on gas prices and cars not going solar/gas free......? - I just saw that today, it goes 45mph, up to 40 miles on one charge. Now that guy built that from normal batteries and a costco solar panel. I believe there are electric cars that will get maybe 100/200 miles tops, not sure... I know for a fact though, would be easy and probably already in existance for lithium type huge batteries, etc. And w/ solar panels, etc. Could easily make cars that get 500-1000 miles per charge and run at 65/70mph using ZERO fuel. I'm hoping some startup company begins this, with major public eye, investors, and public plans so corrupt government can't knock him off, and rapes all the autocompanies in sales for them supporting big oil. This company would grow super fast, and also hope everybody realizes that you should NOT purchase from the existing major manufactorers who are purposely holding back, after this trend starts and is unstoppable. What are your thoughts on why its taking so long forthistostart? I know we have the technology right now, to do this stuff, nothing new needs be done. Yet president bushit says automakers have 10 years to add 10mpg economy and our only hope is destroying alaska. WRONG thats HIS only hope/and big oil to keep raping people and getting bigger mansions. Why is there a car, a FANCY SPORTS CAR, for $100,000 that goes zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds and gets 220 per charge, yet no basic 20,000 to 40,000 car that slowly goes to 65/70mph and gets that 220 (prob 400 w/ not pushing the car so hard) mile charge or more? Proves the technology is there, yet how many will spend over 100,000 for a fancy sports car, when those who have that money don't care bout gas prices.

Randy C replied: "In 2003 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) repealed its zero emissions mandate. The car makers took it upon themselves to rid the world of their creations because they might loose money. Also electric cars conflicted with the 100 year old business model. See the film "Who Killed the Electric Car" for all of the idiotic and sickening details. The electric cars that California required in 2003 were destroyed on president Bush's watch. He did nothing to save them, in fact he performed actions to expedite their destruction. His solution to high gas prices, go drill for more oil, not encourage the development of alternate energy i.e. solar, wind, wave power. Not get cars on the road that do not need to burn fuel. The big if, "range" is thought about incorrectly. You don't need a 300 MPC electric car. When you get home after a hard days work, you plug in the car, eat dinner go to bed. In the morning you get up, get dressed, unplug the car and leave every day with a full load of "fuel". Two minor additions to the usual routine and you've made the world a little better. A gas car doesn't self fill at night an since you don't want to visit the gas station on a daily basis 300 miles is a light range requirement. Also note that there are 300 Toyota RAV4-EV's still on the road today and 50% are charged with solar pannels for over 100 miles a day of driving for free."

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