... a "thought exercise" on Philip Greenspun's
weblog in a post on the home page titled > "Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero.
philg - May 27, 2008 @ 4:01 am · Filed under Uncategorized." Philip, philg, enjoys a large IT & technical audience. There are presently 47 comments in this discussion. I am sure your timely entry would enrich the thoughtful mix, and -- if I remember correctly -- you would be the first woman to comment in this discussion. Philip Greenspun is a pioneer of open source software for community websites, background at http://www.philip.greenspun.com. His weblog links off that home page. I hope to see your input here >
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/
Part of my motive in this suggestion is to introduce Philip to Grist and Tom Phillpot's incisive analysis on farm policy. Several of Philip's posts citing farm policy have ended up churning peripheral info rather than examining real causes and outcomes.

The big U.S. automakers knew what they were doing when they cultivated and pursued the market for SUVs and big pick-up trucks. And, as documented in Keith Bradsher's monumental study, High and Mighty -- SUVs: The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way, they (along with the unions) fought tooth and nail to maintain all the special regulations (including the "dual-fuel loophole") and import protection that advantaged production of those vehicles.

That was their gamble. They lost.

These are only my personal opinions.

popular models on existing ones as suggested by the brilliant new leader of the Ford Company?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world