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There is no reason that the vast majority of commuter cars can't be electric by 2015. If hybrids are improved to the point that they can be run on just electricity (with overnight plug-ins), with a gas engine that can extend the range when need be, then we can move a long ways away from our oil addiction. If we can tap solar, wind and tide power to generate say 15-20% of our electricity and nuclear, hydro and natural gas to generate a larger portion, and can convert to the newer cleaner versions of coal power, then our oil addiction can be further reduced.
This is all doable once the country is no longer controlled by oil men at the top. T. Boone Pickens is showing the way -- an oil man who is going to wind because oil is the past and renewable energy sources are the future. Drilling for more oil doesn't solve our problem because those drilling it won't just sell to the U.S. -- they sell on the world market and the amounts we add to worldwide supply won't keep pace with the increase in worldwide demand. We have to go to renewable energy sources and that can provide an economic boom for the U.S. -- if we start competing. Right now, the Danes and Germans are WAY ahead of us in that area. With oil as expensive as it is, the investment in renewable energy infrastructure becomes more reasonable every day. |
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