[Peakoil] Reva electric car

[leigh.kite at medicareaustralia.gov.au]

No, the electricity is going to come from that 50 by 50 solar grid that
we're going to build in the middle of the country.  :)

Cheers,

Leigh


                                                                           
             Keith Thomas                                                  
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OK, you have seen this is from me, so you can guess what I'm going to
say, but I'll say it.

If your electric car is to be a long-term prospect, where is the
electricity coming from - nuclear power? The point at which peak oil
and climate change will be felt sharply in the west will be in
electricity generation. Note too that replacing cars with more
efficient cars is a net loser. Big time. Running existing current cars
more efficiently and banning new car making - even electric cars -
would yield actual savings.

If peak oil is a prospect, where's the asphalt coming from for the
roads?

You guys are still at the 'bargaining' stage of grief about both peak
oil and climate change. Read William Catton's "Overshoot". You can see
my review of this book at:

http://www.natsoc.org.au/html/publications/Journal%2006-1_Overshoot.html

Just learn to do without a car.
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Keith Thomas
www.evfit.com
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On 24/11/2006, at 4:40 PM, POLLARD,Sandy wrote:

> Well said, Leigh. I can feel a T-shirt/poster slogan coming on:
>
> "I'd rather be run over by an electric car than Climate Change"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: peakoil-bounces+sandy.pollard=dewr.gov.au at act-peakoil.org
> [mailto:peakoil-bounces+sandy.pollard=dewr.gov.au at act-peakoil.org] On
> Behalf Of leigh.kite at medicareaustralia.gov.au
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 4:17 PM
> To: peakoil at act-peakoil.org
> Subject: Re: [Peakoil] Reva electric car
>
>
>
> Hmmmm, two comments: -
>
> 1)    Government is making a weak half-hearted effort in the "allowing
> it to happen" category, when what they really need to do is actively
> support it.
>
> 2)    Climate change is much more dangerous than electric cars.  Once
> again, if safety is such an issue, the government should be getting
>       behind it and engaging this more directly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leigh
>
>
>
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