Electric cars bad for environment, not viable for foreseeable future experts say

Why is the entire political class rolling over for this obvious joke?

• The US government has wasted taxpayer dollars propping up the electric car scam, and their guy Tesla is now broke. At best, electric cars could not function in the United States except as neighborhood runabouts. The idea therefore has to be as some have suggested, drastically reducing our population and industry. Dying. Elected officials talking about scaling down the oil business without addressing this issue should be impeached, or at least locked up in mental hospitals. ed.

6/18, DailyExpressUK: "ELECTRIC cars are unlikely ever to replace conventional cars and could even be worse for the environment, experts have warned.

• Millions of pounds are currently being pumped into developing battery-operated vehicles

• as a greener alternative to petrol or diesel cars.

But engineering magazine E&T for members of the Institute of Engineering and Technology claims the switch to electric cars would not be viable because of

• the limited life of batteries and the need for frequent recharging.

An investigation found electric cars could be restricted to

• less than 100 miles while batteries would only last two years.

Peter Miller, director of electrical and electronic engineering at vehicle consultants Ricardo, said: “You could drive and then find it

• takes a day to recharge with a domestic electric socket.

“To get a vehicle that behaves the same way as a petrol or diesel model is

• not viable for the foreseeable future.”

The magazine said a battery capable of the same level of driving as a standard Ford Focus or Volkswagen Golf would cost £100,000 and would weigh 1.5 tonnes.

• Experts at E&T also suggested relying on electricity from non-renewable sources

• would even mean a greater carbon footprint than a high efficiency diesel car.

Dickson Ross, editor in chief of E&T, said: “Some of the performance improvement claims being suggested are

• likely to stay pure fantasy for the foreseeable future.

“While we believe electric cars overall are a good idea, particularly for short-range commutes, there’s a need for more honesty on whether they can really be the solution to our transport and environmental needs in the mid- to long-term. "

• Daily Express UK, "Electric cars 'bad for environment'," by D. Bowater via Tom Nelson photo Daily Express