Electric Car: A quick yes or no poll

Created by: My Green Cleaner :: 3 years ago

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"Consumers are to be offered incentives of up to £5,000 to purchase an electric car under government plans. (Thank you cooltivator)

Is this something that would interest you - yes or no?"

By: My Green Cleaner :: 3 years ago

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"I vote NO."

By: My Green Cleaner :: 3 years ago

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"Weighing my pros and cons, I vote YES"

By: Hess :: 3 years ago

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"I vote YES. Green Cleaner, why would you vote NO?"

By: Cecilia :: 3 years ago

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"I would also vote YES. Deepak"

By: dpuckjoe :: 3 years ago

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"I vote yes!"

By: aniemancrochet :: 3 years ago

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"@ Cecilia - I have a driver's license but hate driving so I would continue to do London by foot/tube"

By: My Green Cleaner :: 3 years ago

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"I'd say yes if i was interested in a green car."

By: Cooltivator :: 3 years ago

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"I would absolutely purchase a long range plug-in electric car. The technology is here. It's to eliminate our dependency on foreign oil and set the world standard for electric cars/trucks, like we did for gasoline vehicles."

By: GreenMark :: 3 years ago

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"I wonder what will the choice be in case we have to choose between an electric car and a car running with compressed . Please visit the site http://www.mdi.lu/english/ for details. The Company states that it will be zero emission with no associated problems of disposal of old batteries , as in the case of electric cars. I think I will go in for an air compressed car."

By: dpuckjoe :: 3 years ago

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"I love the idea of electric cars. However, I wish someone would come up with a solar energy car (like the lights that you put in your yard: the sun powers them and they store and use the energy)
I believe that we as a society are too dependant on man made power. Blackouts happen - no electricity, oil prices too high or supply dwindles - no fuel. The sun is an unlimited source of power - maybe when governments find a way to tax the sun and wind they will put more effort into developing the possibilities.
I also wonder about the government incentive mentioned...My friend in London tells me the fees are outrageous to drive in the city, so wouldn't that money just go back to them in one way or another???"

By: Dog Gone Green :: 3 years ago

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"My vote is Yes to an electric car over what we have now"

By: Dog Gone Green :: 3 years ago

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"Not until they have a plan to deal with the battery disposal. My sis, big in environment stuff, talked with a BC university professor on sustainability and he said the issues relating to the batteries make it not as responsible as buying the most fuel efficient gas powered car you can afford."

By: Bigpacific.com :: 3 years ago

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"Absolutely YES!
...in fact I'm working on a pet project to help set up the infrastructure for solar recharging stations for electric vehicles.
It's the future!!"

By: Solar-Guy :: 3 years ago

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"I'm looking for forward thinking companies in California to install solar shaded parking structures with electric vehicle charging stations included.

These could be as small as a two-bay, 2 kW (10 panel) system. The tax credits are great, and the energy can be sold to the grid when not charging a vehicle.

We need to set up the infrastructure for EV's!!

Contact me: Albert Perry

albert@solutionsforpower.com"

By: Solar-Guy :: 3 years ago

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"To Solar Guy:
High Five! I was just telling someone about your project yesterday, hope all is going well."

By: Cooltivator :: 3 years ago

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"Absolutely! Electric was prominent before combustion, it's about time we get back to what was suppressed from us."

By: Doug :: 3 years ago

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"YES for electric because at least someday the electricity can be generated by wind or solar. Oil has no future and we will need to maintain food supply until someone or something resolves the untalked about issue of overpopulation.
The electric car company in Portland ECOMOTION is going out of business by the way. My guess is because they can't compete with the marketing of standard car companies and the subsidy money they should get goes to reducing the cost of a gallon of gasoline."

By: PDX_lead_the_charge :: 3 years ago

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"I would vote "Yes"

I have been looking at AEVs (All Electric Vehicles) for some time, well before the governments recent moves. The problem is still bang for bucks. AEVs cost more than a "similar" conventional vehicle. There are no where near enough charge points, so the vehicles end up being little more than runabouts. Ranges are getting better, but generally limited to 100 miles with the best tech. Power is generally low, only enough power to run for light weight usage (otherwise it has a significant detrimental effect on longevity and speed). Speed is generally limited to the high 50s to low 60s mph.

I keep looking at an electric bike for recreational use, an AEV car for commuting/shopping (generally 10-20 miles or so per day), and a AEV van (similar to Kangoo or Traffic) for servicing my business clients.

However, I wouldn't give up my diesel saloon, its not top of the line, its not new, but its still low on the tax band as its emissions are fairly good. Its comfortable for long journeys, which i do once a month or so (300 miles), totally in appropriate for an AEV (and public transport is a real problem for these journeys). I don't really believe in hybrids, they seem like a fad or a cop-out, rather than a real leap forward."

By: Xyhfna :: 3 years ago

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"I drive a Prius... albeit sparingly... but I don't regard it as a fad or a cop out - it's an interim technology for sure, but a better alternative isn't here yet. Plug in hybrids are better ( www.google.org ) but I haven't had the bottle to go there yet.

It may not be a leap forward, but there are a lot of steps forward. Energy recovery, for example, is a technology developed for the Prius that Toyota have successfully sold on to other car manufacturers.

The GM volt (to be released in Europe as a flavour of the Astra) also has a small petrol engine, so it's a hybrid, but the fact that it's being manufactured by GM (if they can stay in business) I would consider a very large step.

I also think - while we're waiting for that better alternative - there's a whole load of public opinion that has to change. To that end; the more alternative fuel vehicles people see on the road the better. (Although the G-Wiz scares me a bit!)

Diesel may offer higher mileage than petrol, but it's nasty stuff;

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg286.htm"

By: michael :: 3 years ago

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"Yes, and until I can afford one I'm still walking and taking the bus."

By: Penelope51 :: 3 years ago

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"This is an area that social business entrepreneurs will be interested in. As the technology develops it will be possible to offer the whole package as cars have now.

For instance a social business company should offer an electric car with battery. On top of this they could offer and extend battery replacement centres to extend the range of the car and/or keep it going. The batteries should be replaceable and long-lasting. Also, and what in my eyes is very important - the power for the batteries should come from a renewable source, not from a coal or nuclear power station.

On top of this many people will charge their car overnight in the garage or outside their home. Again, people could charge the battery using renewable sources by having small wind turbines or solar power at home.

Governments of this world are not going to change from fossil fuels to green. WE ARE. Once WE start to change, governments are susceptible to public opinion so they will have to change."

By: birsealmighty :: 3 years ago

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"yes vote...no need to over think it."

By: Doug :: 3 years ago

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"With the information today that General Motors has filed for bankruptcy, car companies round the world should now be looking at non fossil fuel powered cars.

For the purpose of this poll I vote yes."

By: birsealmighty :: 3 years ago