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Eshoo bill would promote use of electric vehicles
Proposed law would establish a program for wider use

Posted by ellieg, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Mar 30, 2009 at 8:12 pm

This sounds like a very enlightened and helpful bill to encourage quiet and clean transportation. Using cars powered mainly by electricity would greatly reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide. this is especially true if they are paired with rooftop solar photovoltaic panels on the owners roof.

I hope it gets a good reception in congress.

Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2009 at 2:36 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online

As an electrical engineer I should be happy about this bonanza of electrical work. As a father, grandfather and great grandfather I grieve for the burden this passes to the kids for no real gain.

Posted by Wajt's Up With That, Walt???, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2009 at 4:51 pm

So, Walt, what, you LIKE being dependent on foreign oil????

Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online

No, I prefer the oil in Alaska, offshore, under wilderness areas and in shale deposits, plus synfuels and nuclear energy and power from the two or three new dams California needs. I would, however, make it illegal to sell petroleum products anywhere in Santa Barbara.

Posted by George, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Nuclear power is the answer to our energy problems.

As for the storage of spent nuclear material, the US government owns 85% of the land mass in Nevada. There's plenty of room to build a facility with minimal NIMBY issues despite the whining and crying about Yucca Mountain.

Posted by Mr. Electron, a resident of Stanford, on Mar 31, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Anna BlessYou the Queen of the "head in sand" politician.

This is the modern day version of "LET-THEM - EAT - CAKE".

Who wants a car that can only go 120 miles and takes 8 hours to fill-up (re-charge)?

This whole pile of non-sense is to regulate your freedom. The funny part you people can't see it.

Posted by Engineer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Mar 31, 2009 at 6:18 pm

"Using cars powered mainly by electricity would greatly reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide."

Ah, well, only if the electrcity is generated by nuclear power. Can I assume that you support nuclear power, ellieg?

Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:32 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online

When I was a little shaver, I played around a 1908 Baker Electric permanently parked in the garden of a local house. It was a thing of beauty with crystal bud vases, carriage lights and I believe even some stained glass windows. Electric tugs and fork lifts are often used in warehouses and golf carts and electric scooters are readily available.

I would love to see buyers given the choice of motive power, but not to have that free choice corrupted either by arbitrary impediments or by preferential treatment.