What do YOU have to say about America's dependency on foreign oil??

Question

And do you know who killed the electric car??

Answer 1

America's dependency on foreign oil was fostered by the very cheap oil prices of the late 80's and early 90's. Prices were so low that it cost more to build drilling rigs and search for oil than it was worth. Also made the search for alternatives cost prohibitive. The low price of oil and the American public's lack of interest killed the electric car. Also automakers have not produced what Americans want in an electric car. You can't build a car that no one likes, with features no one wants, and then wonder why no one buys it!
Build a car that can run 2 or 3 hundred miles on a charge, can plug into the wall, can do 0-60 in 10 seconds or less, can cruise at 70 mph on the highway, and still looks nice and feels comfortable, at a price comparable to other cars, and you'll sell millions. Otherwise, don't bother.

Answer 2

I'm sure you're going to get a ton of demon Bush answers, which is probably what you want, but the truth is we've been dependent on foreign oil since long before he was born. Who killed the electric car? Consumers. Nobody wanted to buy an electric car in the seventies because they didn't want to recharge for days only to go a few miles. The technology wasn't practical then, and it's not much better now. Nobody is willing to spend research money on a product that people won't buy, it's as simple as that. The technology has to compete with the current infrastructure that's been in place for 100 years. IMO they should drill in Alaska and exploit the oil we do have, while putting some serious research money into alternatives. Another thing people seem to forget is that even if we come up with a vehicle that uses alternative fuel sources, we still probably wouldn't produce enough oil to offset the plastic we produce, and thus would still be dependent on foreign oil. It's funny to think about all these people you chat with online who say they are environmentalists, are typing on a plastic keyboard, staring at a plastic monitor, printer, and computer case. LOL!

Answer 3

Oil companies killed the electric car and I have to say what about America's dependency on Oil period?
Oil is causing pain, pain and more pain, it needs to be shot right back into the ground it came out of.

Answer 4

Its BS! Here we are, the greatest country in the world. Yet we depend on a dirty, toxic, costly form of energy that we get form other countries no less! If the D.O.E would just stand up and say "look we have less than a year to find a better more renewable source of energy" it would happen. but of course, the department of energy is headed by big oil tycoons, so that wont happen any time soon. We as a nation have given the world almost every luxury and necessity it has today, and your telling me we cant come up with a better cleaner source of energy!?!? Then i must tell you sir, i think your full oh shite.
The greediest of the greedy killed the electric car.

Answer 5

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This problem could have been solved long ago. Look at this survey, the result says that up to 30% of drivers would be interested in an electric car:
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http://www.evworld.com/archives/interviews2/mcoates1.html
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Interesting thing is that at half of those people would accept an electric vehicle with a range as low as 60 miles. The technology to accomplish that at a reasonable price has been do-able at least as far back as 1990, maybe even longer ago than that.
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In fact, look at this sales letter for the 'Electra Van', sold from 1977 to 1981:
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http://member.newsguy.com/~apeweek/Electravan-letter.pdf
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It was for sale for only $7999! That price was comparable to the cars of the day. Now look at it's test track specs:
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http://member.newsguy.com/~apeweek/ElectraVan-specs.pdf
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It could do up to 100 miles per charge - and it could do freeway speeds too. The company that made this vehicle is long gone - it collapsed in a fraudulent buyout scandal. Was this car real? It sure was. I drive one of them today. Here it is:
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http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/preview.php?vid=775
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Answer 6

I give us 25 years before we walk away from the middle east forever and leave it bare and broke. Oil I believe will soon be a thing of the past. Hopefully we can ride it out until then. We are a global economy. that can not be avoided at this time. After all we made it this way.

Answer 7

america's dependency on foreign oil is due to facts that:
1. it's giving a lot of money to the arab states, they will listen to US.
2. US has large resource of oil on it's own main land, it will be used when middle east's supply will be over.
3. when US will supply oil it will make rule according to his needs.
4. the middle east lobby has killed the electric car because then they wont get money.

Answer 8

oil companies are the real terrorist, they force us to wage wars for oil so that they can make billions of dollars in profit at the expense of other peoples families.
Oil companies bought the rights to the electric car to prevent it from ever being produced.

Answer 9

because of the fact the "American" autos are frequently not made in u.s. and the "distant places" autos are. it is not Toyota, Honda, and so on. that are transport out jobs to Mexico, China, and different slave labour countries. they're arising U.S. jobs. so a ways as the place the salary bypass, All motor vehicle corporation salary bypass to the shareholders which could be placed everywhere. only because of the fact a companies head place of work is in u . s . a . A would not advise that the salary stay in u . s . a . A. i think of i'm going to purchase autos from the companies that create U.S. jobs quite than those that outsource to distant places providers.

Answer 10

Good for Saudi.