Poor Saudi Arabia.

[Lynnie]

I have two feet that propel me along for short errands in my neighborhood.

 

[30ashopper]

I have two feet that propel me along for short errands in my neighborhood.

That's even cheaper than my new bike!

 

[Bob]

the saudis are doing nothing more than what we taught them. capitalism exercised with the ethics of a shark.

 

[Geo]

Correct you are Geo! Just not at a low enough cost yet...comparatively. It'll happen. I think we will be much better off then - in many ways!

I think the economies of scale are only one small part of it. I believe the bigger obstacle is the powerful lobby of the megacorporations that represent our energy status quo.

Has anyone seen the documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car"?

 

[Winnie]

I think the economies of scale are only one small part of it. I believe the bigger obstacle is the powerful lobby of the megacorporations that represent our energy status quo.

Has anyone seen the documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car"?

Maybe. But I know for sure that when it becomes more profitable for Exxon to provide alternative energies than it is for them to provide oil gas, & coal, they will make the switch. Profit is the best motivator.