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p> Mr. Peters is right on target. People need to read this article. By the way, my son in-law works for GM. And one thing, he did not mention was the cost and when the battery might need to be replaced which would be important as well. My son in-law could not tell me when but the cost would not be cheap. br> -- Joseph D'Ambrosia /p> p> One thing you don't factor in to this article is what I'll call the "Green Factor" which is where people desire to be environmentally friendly. GM didn't factor that in when they applied the numbers to doing a hybrid similar to the Prius. The numbers said it was not a good economic decision and GM went with "logic" to their detriment...and Toyota overtook them as the world's largest auto producer. I will grant you that a $3,000 to $4,000 premium is a lot less than a $15,000 premium for a new car! br> -- David Prahl br> Fort Wayne, Indiana /p>

Mr. Peters forgets one critical thing -- you are still paying for the energy to power the dang thing. We already have in many areas of the country "brown and black-outs" from energy consumption outpacing electrical power production. Electric ought to be cheap, we do not need to burn fossil fuels to produce it, and we have hydro-electrical power -- wait! Can't dam rivers and put generators on them. We have nuclear powered -- wait! No new nuclear power plant has been built in the USA since the 1970s. We have wind farms, but that is not enough power for all the thousands of "electric plug-in" cars we will soon have.

Our monthly bills are near $200 for our 1876 sq ft house built in 1996 with lots of Energy Star appliances. In addition, shutting off AND unplugging items when not in use. How much more will the bill be when you transfer the costs of energy to power your vehicle?

The prices will skyrocket! Those that are having trouble now will not be able to afford electric power, those that have cut back and can afford will have trouble making the bills, and the whole time -- NO NEW power plants of distribution lines will be built or installed.

p>Nevertheless, we'll all be GREEN isn't that what's important? br> -- Sandra

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