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Originally Posted by troutman
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That's good. He recycled an old car and converted it to use a pretty good battery, and bio diesel. The LincVolt uses as LiFePO battery, made in China. So, on an individual basis it's an economical and "green" choice, but even then all of this stuff can be traced back to an unhealthy industry in some form or another.
I don't care that he, or anybody else, has a negative opinion of the oil and gas industry as a whole. He's perfectly entitled to, and that's great! What does annoy me is when people with large audiences spew misinformation and offer no viable alternatives. We have a great (well, pretty good) social infastructure in healthcare, roads, welfare and pensions. These are all supported by what we mine and export.
Electric cars for everyone? Well, ok. As far as I know, there aren't electric cars/hybrids powerful or cheap enough for the needs of long haul transport. Not everyone can get, or wants a LincVolt and not everyone can afford or want a Tesla. That's just one tiny part of it too. The manufacturing of any new electric vehicle technology still relies heavily on oil and oil accessories.
There are lists of reasons as to why we don't use other means for municiple power (although, I still think nuclear would be the best option but people are afraid of it.)
If he or anyone else can think of a plausible method of changing how we do things without substantially changing how we live today, then I'm all ears.
But I think I'm just making up strawmen arguments here.