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Originally posted by Aurel
dd74,
I am research professor. This means I do not teach, but do 100% research, and support of phD students. My field is electrochemistry and polymer science.
Although I love the 911 and its polluting flat six, I have dedicated all my research to inventing better batteries, the ones that you can charge in five minutes for instance...Oil may last another couple of decades, but there are many people working on the next generations of energy sources out there, with a vision that reaches where politicians will never be able to see...
Aurel
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Very admirable. But what about the consumer? That's my whole argument. How is "research" approaching them? Here in L.A., a very few self-labled "hip people" drive hybrids and electric cars, and the like. Bill Mahr, Arriana Huffington, etc. But one problem is they're cost prohibitive. And performance, for those performance minded folks, is pretty dismal. It really homogonizes (sp?) driving, i.e. takes all the fun out of driving.
Forward thinking minds may be ready for this, but Joe Blow out there thinks it's a hassle to plug in a lamp let alone look for an outlet to plug in their car.