CARB has just passed sweeping new changes to their motor vehicle emissions regulations. This is going to be hard for many people to swallow… http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/27/national/a112411S80.DTL

If I read some of the more optimistic comments correctly, from VDC and the like, I agree there is no reason these mandates could not be met with ease. The technology has been with us for years. Getting rid of cars as we know them can be a really good thing. Electrics are capable of nearl phenomenal …

Degosa, No argument from me that a electric motor in comparison to a gas engine is a far superior propulsion devise. But the problem has been and still is battery energy storage (vehicle range), charging time, and the fact that everybody does not live in a house, with a driveway and garage to set …

The lack of appropriate battery technology is largely overblown as is the problem of the lack of infrastructure. It is guided by a faith that techno development is driven by markets and limited only by the laws of nature. As with many of the “faiths” we live by it is a half truth at best. But, he…

I am vary thankful for all the good CARB has done in making the air we breath cleaner. and also for setting the goals high to push new technology along. I am just pointing out the obstacles that need to be overcome.

I recall all the “sky falling” threats when environmental laws were first becoming “draconian” in the 70s. In retrospect it was laughable. In 1968 the smog was so bad in S California that the visibility was under 1/2 mile. Flying into L.A. looked like descending into a bowl of dirty water. Thankfull…

It is a very good thing that automotive gasoline and diesel engines have been made to run much cleaner and more efficiently than in the past; being a former trucker, I’ve been to L.A. several times, and the last time was in late October of 2009; the big HOLLYWOOD sign is VERY VISIBLE from U.S. High…

The kneejerk reaction for against any new standards has always been; “It can’t be done”. This new reg is great news to the Chinese who already have a popular priced electric car on the m,arket. The car is made by a…BATTERY manufacturer. All it needs is some quality upgrades for the US market. The t…

Rod: I posted that video for the music, not the actual video. Like the lyrics, and in a way, the way people are talking about the new regs, “it’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine”.

Solid state batteries which are said to be 10 years away, are many times more effective then those today in every characteristic. That they are ten years away has more to do with our commitment then present technology. When arrived, EVs become the ultimate flex fuel vehicles religating petro to avia…

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Rod-Knox January 28, 2012, 10:49pm 18

And that REM video is puzzling. What is the significance of anything in that 4:04? But I am only of average intelligence so 50% of the world talks over my head.

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