Commbubba19
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muthereffing dotFirst, our electrical grid cannot, in any way, shape or form, handle even 10% of cars being 100% electric. The grid can't handle it. It would cost trillions to update and upgrade our electrical grid to handle the majority of cars being electric. And where does the electricity come from? Gas, coal and nuclear powered plants.
It's also common knowledge that hybrid/battery cars are worse for the environment than regular gasoline vehicles, over the complete life-span.
Second, just because Ford is announcing a "hybrid" Mustang, doesn't mean the V8 is going away. It's just going to be an option.
Third, Ford and other companies "announce" all sorts of stuff that never end up happening. This announcement is probably more of a political statement concerning the EPA mandates coming up in 2020.
Fourth, the world has plenty of gas. Plenty. The days of petrol engines are nowhere near over. The days of V8 gas cars will end when bullshit PC enviro-mandates kill them, and hopefully the Trump administration is going to inject some logic and common sense into things for a long time to come.
The masses are too stupid to realize the environmental impact of precious metal mining that's necessary for the production demand for modern batteries.
Add to that that yes, the current electrical grid is ancient and cannot support the increase demand expected in 5-10 years. Tree huggers want power, but they don't want to invest in true green power which is not solar or wind. Nuclear is the only way to keep up with the demand and current nuclear technology is amazingly efficient and safe.
But as long as the marketing makes everything look pretty, who cares about the underlying mess.
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