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Originally Posted by mikehinton
I think the point is that with current technology, having 100 percent of cars being EVs is not the answer. I completely agree. Before the flame wars start, be advised that we currently own an EV, and use it for errand running, and relatively short trips. Charging stations are sparse out in Eastern Washington. Once EVs can do things like my '87 Carrera (500-mile range, recharge to 100% in less than 10 minutes, "charging stations" everywhere), sure, all EV could make sense. In our current situation, hybrids truly seem to the best solution.
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I agree. Hybrids with synthetic fuels may be the way of the future. But 100% battery power are like golf carts. They are great in the right application, but not so much otherwise. I was looking at the EV Polaris Ranger today at the local Honda dealer. Compared to the RZR Turbo 4 or even more relevant the Northstar Ranger Ultimate, the battery powered buggy is a hard "No Thank You". At some point something has to burn to produce the motiv power. The further you get away from this, the more cost there is in some form or another.