Kenneth P. Green destroys the argument for electric cars by correctly pointing out that the same argument has been made over and over and over again since “1911, when the New York Times declared that “the electric car “has long been recognized as the ideal solution” because it “is cleaner and quieter” and “much more economical.”
Ha, ha, you say. Very funny. But things have changed in 100 years have they not? “Surely developments in technology have made these vehicles competitive in performance and pricing! Alas, no.
“The GM Volt sells for a non-competitive $40,000, and is barely selling despite federal tax subsidies up to $7,500, and some state subsidies that further sweeten the pot. Plug-in hybrid technology is more expensive to manufacture, more expensive to repair, more expensive to insure, and, after 22 years, they still have overheating and fire problems,” Green writes.
One hundred years of the same clap-trap and California has just recommitted itself to more of the same nonsense.