Electric vehicle

[Mike Fahrion]

Hi all - I'm new to the list and am coming in the middle of this 
discussion - but had to through in my $.02.

In my opinion - the politicians that came up with zero emissions laws 
must have had their heads thrust in some dark orifice.  Perhaps I'm wrong - 
but their are *so many* serious problems with the concept that I 
doubt that any engineer would consider zero emissions vehicles 
a viable alternative for efficient transportation for the general 
public.

To me it seems obvious that if we must have ultra low emissions 
vehicles that a hybred is the way to go - although even this seems 
extreme to me.  I think the standard IC engine has a long way to go 
in its life cycle - Honda's ultra low emissions Accord for example - 
has managed to exceed the governments emissions schedule greatly, for 
a reasonable price.

I do agree however that sometimes technology can be greatly spurred 
by such a government mandate - I just think that in this case - at 
least for the short term, it will be the public that suffers.

Sorry for the outburst....
-mike
mfahrion at bb-elec.com