Are we really willing to pay to go "Green" ( Archived) (31)

It is up to government and big business to initiate the changes that will eventually pay us all back in the form of more efficient economical and cleaner energy.

Once the larger masses do this the practice will become the most favorable and acceptable way of doing business. This will effect supply and demand which will make doing business the "green way" affordable for the common man and benefit the entire planet.

It sure would be nice to have all things in order, fresh air, all the

wildlife, nothing toxic, and most of all clear blue skys so we can watch

the ICBM's steaking pretty through the clouds one

frosty morning!

No problem,

I have the same problem.

Apparently we're not even will to pay a little bit of money. I watched an interesting documentary called "Who Killed the Electric Car". There was alot of talk about Government, the Automotive Industry, and Major Oil Corporations; but the bottom line is we killed the electric car. Because not enough of us really cared enough to make it a viable option.

Ok, lets make it easier - dollars and sense - pulled this off of the internet:

Honda Camry $18, 570 MSRP 22 mpg Hwy
Honda Camry Hybrid $ 25, 200 34 mpg Hwy

So who is willing to pay the extra $7000 ??? Be honest - I had trouble paying $3500 extra for a diesel

Ok, this looks a little better pulled this off the EPA page

Toyota Prius (hybrid-electric) 60/51 Hwy/City

But I have no idea how much this one costs.

But you gotta admit - this is tempting!!!

Lamborghini L-147/148 Murcielago (automatic) 9/14 City/Hwy

A real "babe" magnet!

I am glad to see the thread.

In South East USA, we some problems with some of the alternative electical production systems. Imagine a wind mill farm following a 100+ mph wind hurricane passing. What you would see is a lot broken turbine blades on the ground.

Also we get long periods of time with heavy overcast here. Yes I know....countary to what the Florida Tourism boards tell you to visit sunny Florida. But such overcast reduces the effectiveness of the solar electric systems. They still do place solar cells on the houses here and there is a state lawed utility pay back program on kwa going into the grid system.

The big thing that many here are looking at is the 'thin film' solar cells.
They are low cost, light weight and very efficient in making electricity.
So unlike the heavy solar cells, they are easy to place and will not weight down a roof.

On the electric car. A real question there for most American....that love our big hp vehicles is this. I am passing someone in a electric that I have been using for a time.......its batts are down.......and I am trying to get around a car doing 70 on a two lane road. I pull out to pass the guy, and don't have enough juice to go over 75. This is not a good situation.....as that 18 wheeler coming in the other direction at 75 gets closer and closer and closer.

The electrics and the hybrids have the range to do well. But do they have the horse power to survive on our roads? Where I live.......hemi power dual wheel drive cab trucks are a standard for many. Putting a electric on the road with them is like putting a lamb into a wolf convention. The lamb is not going to like the experience.

Global Warming is a bunch of malarkey and all this Going Green crap is a con to get money off gullible humans.

the electric car was not a viable option to begin with.The hybrid is much more suited to our highways.