Posted by Matt from CT on June 03, 2008 at 08:43:24 from (70.4.31.189):
In Reply to: Re: hybrid cars posted by ntmcj on June 02, 2008 at 21:50:41:
Bingo.
Urban / Suburban drivers who spend a lot of time in stop-n-go traffic would benefit the most. A lot of people, if you could plug them in at night, would only need the gas engine when going places on the weekend.
Generate the power with nuclear, or eventually deep well geothermal or far offshore (i.e. out of site) windfarms, and you're talking about a solution that is "green" -- both environmentally, as well as employing well paid workers here in the U.S. to keep the powerplants running and having investors here in the U.S. keep the profits. Instead of burning oil we're buying from Hugo Chavez or any number of third world dictators.
A vigorous nuclear power program, hybrid cars for the cities, electrification and expansion of the freight rail network...it isn't out of the question for the U.S. to be able to keep it's energy import needs within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Interestingly...expansion of demand in India and China might help us -- let them buy the oil from Saudi Arabia, we have coal we can liquefy as long as the prices stay up there.
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