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Keith Browning

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I was given one to perform a PDI on yesterday. Then I drove the sucker. Nice car. Very quiet and solid. I am impressed! I however would never shell out 40 G's for a car that goes 76 miles before needing a charge not to mention the lack of "luggage" space. It's simply way too spendy for what it is. But, if all Foci are that solid and well built I will consider one when I can afford to replace my Explorer.

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Imagine an army of commuters getting home and plugging in at a time when nearly every stove or oven in town is turned on. I can honestly see these things catching on in our town.

 

With no local transport system and short distances from home to shops.... Households with two or more vehicles far outnumber those with one making a plug in electric a viable consideration.

 

In our area, at least, domestic electricity appears (IMHO) to be the cheapest energy source at present.

 

Important to consider electricity production. What little research I did do shows conflicting data with Alberta being from 45% to 74% dependent on coal fired generating plants with natural gas coming in second.

 

The last point indicates that even going to electric cars, we are going to be dependent on fossil fuels.

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The last point indicates that even going to electric cars, we are going to be dependent on fossil fuels.

Check and Mate. All of the tree huggin do-gooders think these electric cars are the end all to automotive pollution. Not to mention the resources and energy used and pollution created in the production of these batteries. It's not a clean break by any stretch of the imagination.

 

I do admit it's a nice concept and if the efficiency and practicality can be greatly improved these cars will be a good thing. It's only a matter of time. The fact that electric power is cheaper than filling up with petrol is a good start but not enough to offset the initial investment in my opinion. I am sure that in time that will improve as well.

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Alberta, quite probably, is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases in Canada.. Pretty shameful in most respects, but the abundance of fossil fuels makes their consumption a no-brainer.

 

I don't see plug in electrics being the be-all/end-all for our fossil fuel addiction by a long shot, but it is still (most probably) a step in the right direction. As the popularity of wind farms and research into tidal forces being used to generate electricity (and I'm sure they will improve the safety of nuclear energy - in my view, all ready very safe as long as we can keep cowboys away from the controls).

 

The conspiracy theorists will always claim that global warming is a fabrication of the NWO/illuminati/whatever, it is still considered in scientific circles to be fact.

 

Lastly, I still feel that Alberta has dropped the ball on vehicle emissions. We have no anti-tampering legislation and I find that to be immoral and unconscionable.

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