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  No, dangerously heavy cars

  The heavier the vehicle, the more likely to kill people,
  The faster the vehicle is traveling, the more likely to kill people,

  SUV are extremely efficient at killing people walking, biking, and driving other vehicles. That makes them dangerous. Yet most Americans seems to believe that "safe" means having a vehicle that is good at killing others. That is sociopathic thinking.

  A safe car is one that is less likely to kill people inside or outside the vehicle. Of course SUVs also kill their owners in high numbers of rollovers too. So they fail both sides of the equation.On Electric motocycles may be bridge to electric cars posted 2 years, 9 months ago 18 Responses

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  Electric are here now, do some research

  Please do some actual research on electric cars and you will find answers.

  -Why do some have three wheels? To be considered motorcycles and avoid onerous safety testing regulations to expensive for small start-ups. Which brings up the question, why can't the government help with the costs of passing these tests if we are serious about Climate protection?

  -Why are others only 25 mph? Again same government regulation answer. If they are to have four tires and avoid the tests they have to be artificially limited to 25 mph.

  -Why do companies keep making electric cars if it is financial suicide? Well, the market leader GEM was bought be Daimler-Chrysler, who is making lots of money, except for the SUV-heavy Chrysler part.

  I am doing actual research into one of those three-wheel Xebras. While I haven't made a final decision on getting one or not, I have looked at the benefits and drawbacks. Along the why I am reexamining whether a high-horsepower, dangerously heavy, long-range car is a good idea, electric or not.
  On Electric motocycles may be bridge to electric cars posted 2 years, 9 months ago 18 Responses