I put my son's college money in a my State's sponsored College Fund using their mutual fund option. Got a tax break on it also. Mutual funds spread out the risk much more than individual stocks.
True. California will really be screwed since they have power problems already plus they want to ban gas cars in a few years. How oblivious can they be to the coming disaster when there are flashing warning signs already.
True. The change to batteries is powered by the climate change and environmental crowd and any others who can make money off of the change and the consequences be damned until the new pet project comes along. Then it will start all over again.
I remember when people were hating on SUV's and dealers would sell them at dirt cheap prices just to get rid of them. There were even reports of people burning them out of hatred. Times change.
The question to ask yourself is how much is your life or someone else's life worth if this thing blows while going down the highway. Equipment failure is easy to avoid when you know the part to replace beforehand.
So where did I say about altering any safety item? Nowhere. If the person behind you is not paying attention all the lights in the world will not help. Is that clear enough for you, if not your basic english skills are FUBAR.