[...] The Air Resources Board continues to show a bias toward hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and against the less expensive and more efficient battery electric vehicles. This bias is clearly seen in the ARB Independent Expert Panel Report. Tesla Motors believes this bias is not justified by science or the evidence of actual vehicles and infrastructure.
However, we are actually delighted by the way this bias finds implementation in the ZEV mandate. For the results of this mandate is that all of our potential EV competitors – all the big car companies – remain mired in non-productive, deeply-expensive fuel cell programs, keeping them out of the EV marketplace, and indeed out of the serious ZEV marketplace entirely. [...]
This is a freaking hilatrious comment taken from a very good speech in which the EPA and major motor companies are scewered about saying something is impossible. So they choose something even harder, and say that’s impossible; and please can we not have to move away from Gasoline. (in overview)
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more prevalent. And Chevy may of killed their electric car, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a feasible, workable idea. At the same time, asking for extensions because they decided to stop research on one doable idea, in return for a “cooler” idea that just doesn’t have the science done yet seems stupid. They have a good idea with Hybrids, in that they back off the reliance a little. But why are they making hybrids out of cars not designed to be, to garner only a couple more miles per gallon, instead of rethinking how a hybrid work, and really stretch the MPG.
I’m looking forward to a Bio-Diesel Hybrid. Perhaps one that can be plugged in, and the power plant isn’t coal.
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