According to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle of Quantum Dynamics, we may already be making love right now...
Written by: jeff(fake)
Mostly tax, then petrol price, then price fixing.
Well, technically not price fixing, just not bothering to lower prices unless someone else does. That's just the way the wonderful world of capitalism works.
Costly petrol keeps down emissions, but keeping prices inflated is bad for the economy, so it's a doubled edged sword real.
Personally I walk. After the revolution we'll probably all be made to give up our cars and wear grey jump suits, so I figure it's time to keep the legs working.
the best smiles are the ones you lead to
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Written by: Doc Lightning
Eclipse, it makes up for it in electricity, which is far cheaper than petroleum in the UK.
Written by: Doc Lightning
The problem with pure battery cars is that while they're great for day-to-day use, when they run out of juice, it takes a LOOONG time (hours) to recharge them. That makes them completely worthless for high-demand jobs or long road trips.
I heard of a rather interesting solution, which is that a car could be driven by batteries, but to make it technically feasable, rather than recharging the batteries, all cars would come equipped with industry standard replaceable batteries. You'd pull into a swap-out station, pay, and then a robot would pull out your spent batteries and put them into a charger, and then it would replace them with fresh batteries. And then you'd drive on. Total time would be comparable to a fill-up.