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**Voliscietle** · 08-02-2009, 08:59 AM

I would rather ask where would EV tech be today if they kept it, not to mention how much of a competitive advantage they would have built up.

Exactly!

Yes, the range and recharge times weren't great when the car was developed 10 years ago, but had they continued to develop the technology instead of literally scrapping it, electric cars would be much improved by now, and would continue to improve over time. Now here we are essentially having to start from scratch, AGAIN...

I mean, thank god computers weren't scrapped early on because they were bulky and slow. Or televisions because the screens were small and not in color...

08-02-2009, 08:59 AM	#8
Voliscietle Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 346 Senior Member	I would rather ask where would EV tech be today if they kept it, not to mention how much of a competitive advantage they would have built up. Exactly! Yes, the range and recharge times weren't great when the car was developed 10 years ago, but had they continued to develop the technology instead of literally scrapping it, electric cars would be much improved by now, and would continue to improve over time. Now here we are essentially having to start from scratch, AGAIN... I mean, thank god computers weren't scrapped early on because they were bulky and slow. Or televisions because the screens were small and not in color...
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