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I disagree on a couple technical points, as I've researched this and have a couple electronics degrees. The bottom line is that solar requires a big initial investment, and is not reliable. The only reason I did it on the RV is so I can stay in quiet, natural areas off the grid. I have a good place on my house to mount panels, but when I start to cost things out, it is way expensive. I've not looked for a couple years, and the newer gel cell batteries may be a possibility. Maybe I'll play around and run my Ham station off solar.

We need to decide what we are going to do. If we are going solar/wind/etc. then you are right, we need to get started. Me, I'll just ride my 50 MPG motorcycle on sunny days, instead of an electric car.

-Chuck, Vegetarian fanboy




I don't think it is a good idea to put all our eggs in one basket, nor CAN we really do that. The places that are suitable for solar farm sites are probably not good places for windmills, and tidal power is obviously limited to very specific sites. I think we should push *EVERY* avenue.

Yes, technology is expensive. Yes, solar power is expensive. If a person lives in a part of the country that has very few sunny days a year, it probably isn't right for them.

I am going to stick my neck out right now and say that GM will either drop the Volt outright or change it to a mere shadow of it's proposed self. Maybe they'll turn it into a hybrid. Unless there are huge changes to the board of directors and management, they don't want to go all electric.

They'd rather fart around with these PR moves like the Segway stunt. They have been talking about the Volt for years.

In *LESS* time that GM has been talking about developing the Volt, Fisker designed a car from scratch, got investors together, built a manufactoring plant, produced a prototype, developed a distribution network of car dealers, and started to produce the Karma which will be on the road next year.

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