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Originally Posted by August
Of course not, but in a free society who has the right to tell another man he can't have one?
I mean sure we can do things like raise gas taxes to encourage the urbanites to give up their Escallades and Hummers butI seriously doubt any person who can afford one of these luxury SUV's is going to care what the cost of a gallon of gas is. On the other hand it really puts the hurt on the poor and rural folks who can't afford being "encouraged" like that.
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The technology is around the corner.
People just need to change the attitude a bit.
In terms of efficiency electric engine might be what jet engine was to airplanes.
The batteries need to get a bit cheaper but are good enough to drive to work in city radius for sure.