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  It's not just about car's

  Hi,  

  This is David Raboy, mentioned in the post below and now proud owner of a Ford Ranger Ev saved from the crusher.  It's charging outside my window as I write.

  But, it's not really about the cars per se, even though yes they are cool and practical and I have had ZERO problems, Zero maintenance(rememember its electric) and ZERO dollars to run it since I have solar panels.  Economically it's basically cost me zero dollars to run.

  The over-arching problem is oil addiction.  The environmental community has to begin to realize that over 50% of the stuff you/we all fight for can be directly tied to oil and the beasts that utilize oil, cars and trucks.  These electric cars and trucks are a symbol of what could have been and still can do.  Others can speak towards dispelling the myths surround the B.S. from the car companies regarding demand, marketing etc.  Basically they lied and did everything they could to not make the vehicles.  They only were forced to do and were damn sure they weren't going to have make it their business.  

  Thinking beyond the minutiae of these types of arguments however is where we must travel.  The overall goal for us all should be, is get us the hell off of oil!  Forget whales and trees and spotted owls for a moment.  Don't we realize that the world's problems all relate back to oil including the forementioned?  The corporations have most environmental organizations and politicians running around trying to fight this or that little pet project in a scattershot fashion when the real damage being done is right in front of your gas tank.  Get it?  It's called distract and attack and for the last 30 years environmental organizations have all fallen for it.  

  So now instead of forcing the issue of electric vehicles you have the Sierra club and others advocating hybrids, etc due to "budget limitations".  Way to go, you didn't do anything!  Sure you bought some new park space,(which is great by the way), but what good is that with more oil being used and global warming problems coming down the line.  Hopefully that park land won't be treeless due to drought.  With rising oil demand you simply are advocating more of the same.

  Republicans, evangelical Christians and I sure as hell hope environmentals can agree on oil being the root of many of our problems.  For Republicans it's national security.  Evangelicals are supposed to be good stewards of the Gods Creation and so on.   Since oil is our addiction and the car is our delivery device I think we must go after the car companies and force them to change for their own survival and ours.  

  So, it's about time we all came together in one unified voice telling the car companies and politicians, either get with making the EV's and securing our future or we'll stick with our used cars until you do.  Or something like that.  Without our prodding and this shift in the environmental community way of thinking what use will your work be when the really nasty effects of global warming come because you advocated a bunch of hybrids instead of addressing the real oil problem?

  David. On Babes in EV-land posted 4 years, 8 months ago 6 Responses