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**Hodstcopter** · 08-02-2009, 10:41 AM

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...

No. People have been working on EV power and battery technology for years. Just because GM wasn't doing it doesn't mean anyone else was. Search through some academic journals and you'll see what has been done in the past 10 years.

08-02-2009, 10:41 AM	#10
Hodstcopter Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	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... No. People have been working on EV power and battery technology for years. Just because GM wasn't doing it doesn't mean anyone else was. Search through some academic journals and you'll see what has been done in the past 10 years.
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