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Originally Posted by 2Stonedbirds
Those alternatives Tinordi, public transportation and electric sound great and may work for some people but have you considered the people who live and work in rural areas, what choice do they have?
A electric car isn't going to pull my work trailer and bust snow drifts on goat trails while doing so. There is no bus stop or train that passes by my work.
Do the studies show, or has the govt proposed a timeline when people such as myself will see the benefits from investing in green energy? Do the auto manufacturers have an idea when they will release a 4wd vehicle capable of pulling 14000 pounds of dead weight? Do the auto manufacturers even have a plan in place based on govt mandate?
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I think you have to wait for the technology to improve over time, but I would say the electric car movement is most pertinent - and effective - when used in urban environments for the time being. Of the tens of thousands of cars on the road, there would surely be different uses for them than a diesel/gasoline rig used in the field for very different purposes.
One thing that is a huge inhibitor for electric vehicles is that the infrastructure required to make a mass change just isn't there yet. As much as I want a Tesla, I couldn't imagine buying one when there are next to no electric charging stations, and I live in a condo and I don't have an outlet in my parkade. That alone prevents me from buying electric, even though my heart wants to buy one too.