california Mandating 1.4 million electric cars by 2025 VOL. we tell you what to drive

degenerate423 · Feb 3, 2012

Originally Posted by ninjahood

And these greenies still ain't answer da question on how they plan

On makin ppl buy these cars when da overwhelming majority of da public

Is uninterested...ya think GM can keep CRANKING out volts and make a profit

If there's no demand? Lol they'll bankrupt themselves...with expensive cars like

This if they aren't sellin enuff #s they'll lose money & resources

They can use on building stuff that DOES SELL...money talks *%$@%$#% walks

You don't think people would go for cars that look like this? i8 > charger any day...

wr · Feb 3, 2012

The electric cars they are offering are still first generation. That's why their efficiency isn't enough to make people want to do the switch. They are just waiting on the right climate to introduce the hybrids to the market because honestly, there are so many ways to do it once we move into the electric arena, there won't be a way to mass produce a uniform way of making engine and car parts all across the board. Creativity can flourish, but it would be at the cost of destroying our current massive assembly line approach to the piston engine.

websternguyen · Feb 4, 2012

ca full of tree huggers mayne

crcballer55 · Feb 4, 2012

Originally Posted by Wr

The electric cars they are offering are still first generation. That's why their efficiency isn't enough to make people want to do the switch. They are just waiting on the right climate to introduce the hybrids to the market because honestly, there are so many ways to do it once we move into the electric arena, there won't be a way to mass produce a uniform way of making engine and car parts all across the board. Creativity can flourish, but it would be at the cost of destroying our current massive assembly line approach to the piston engine.

That's the biggest problem with the mandate passed by CARB though. The state has failed to authorize a new power plant in the state for the past 30 years. That means that they are still inefficient models that require large amounts of coal and diesel to operate. The state has also tried to mandate the use of 10% "green" energy, but that has increased energy prices by 25% in most parts of the state because wind & solar still have severe limitations in their operations.