[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Progress will be made in batteries for E-vehicles - they will get better and SAFER because there are so many advantages to E-vehicles. One advantage is a lower center of gravity which increases BOTH safety and speed of accelerating and decelerating (braking). There are many fewer moving parts so EVENTUALLY, ELECTRIC VEHICLES will COST less than GAS. An electric motor moves in a circle - gas engine pistons slap around going up and down. There are also other advantages.
........Gasoline is a fire hazard and has exploded on occasion. I don't have the exact statistics, but I would be willing to bet that gasoline vehicles burn down homes at a GREATER rate than E-vehicles.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

personally, I think that the emissions (CO2) of ICE vehicles IS the MOST important thing to discuss. Man-made (from mostly IC engine vehicles) Global Warming IS what is causing RECORD temperatures in Fl and around the world this summer. Each year the record temperatures are predicted by scientists to continue and get WORSE. The main solution is MORE Electric Vehicles and fewer gas vehicles.