From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: anim8rfsk{at}cox.net
Subject: Re: [OT] Awesome and funny Tesla car review (link)

In article ,
 Your Name  wrote:

> In article ,
> anim8rFSK  wrote:
> > In article ,
> >  Your Name  wrote:
> > > In article , Jan Alter
> > >  wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Delightful.
> > > > 
> > > >     No more oil changes.
> > > 
> > > I don't know about that review link, but electric cars still
use oil to
> > > lubricate the various moving parts (wheel bearings, etc.) as
well as in
> > > the production of much of the world's electricity. 
> > 
> > Most of it's sealed, but you've got battery pack coolant, brake fluid, 
> > gearbox oil, windshield wiper fluid, whatever it uses for 'freon' ... 
> > you have to have $600 a year in service from Tesla where presumably 
> > they'll do all that; of course, there's not a Tesla dealer within the 
> > car's driving range of me, so that would be a problem.
> > >
> > > Anyone who believes electric cars are a panacea to the
"oil crisis" or
> > > the "green revolution" is simply a blinkered moron.
> > 
> > Yeah, they've bought into 'tailpipe emissions' and don't realize that as 
> > much or more pollution is being generated, just upstream.
> 
> Also "downstream" in trying to get rid of all those extra toxic
> batteries. Plus, since the pile of batteries inside them will
> expensively need to be replaced fairly often, most people will simply
> upgrade to a newer car (one of the real reasons behind the push), which
> means then also means extra material to be disposed of.
> 
> 
> Here in New Zealand, they've just started new electric trains in
> Auckland City (some parts, since not all the lines are electrified yet)
> and are boasting about how great they are ... except they have to keep
> the old diesel trains around beacuse when the electricty goes down the
> only way to then move the stupid new trains is by towing them with a
> real train, plus only some parts of the system have been electrified. 
> :-\

LOL

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