Future said:
Its good to see that electric companies are working toward a sustainable energy future.
BUT! Something is wrong here. Isn't P.G.&E Pacific Gas and Electric?
Most of the energy companies are getting ready for the green switch albeit rather slow.
BP: Beyond Petroleum (formerly British Petroleum)
http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9007614&contentId=7014990
Chevron
http://www.chevron.com/technology/new_energy_technologies/renewable_energy.asp
Shell
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=rw-br
We can keep going with the list but the bottom line is Big Oil is gonna go after their money. I'm just surprised that they haven't bought out alternative energy companies...yet. Most of them are probably just waiting for the smaller companies to "test the waters". Just like the rest of us...waiting for someone else to give us the electric car.
Through this forum and word of mouth, education will hopefully change people's attitudes. Tesla hit it right on the mark with their business case --> to change people's attitudes.
For those who can't wait they can do their own research to convert or make their own electric car and they can probably get paid for it too.
I know the state of Illinois has a program where you can receive a $4,000 rebate from the IL EPA when you convert a gas-burning car to electric.
I have not seen the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?", but gathering from what people have posted about the movie, I agree with some people on this forum that there is no one to blame but the public itself. The American public need to wake up and think for themselves.
I guess what I'm trying to say is stop blaming and start acting. You say that something is wrong because PG&E is currently an oil based company, but I say that things are finally going the way it is supposed to be - a switch from oil to the alternative.
I'm sorry, I did not mean to chide or admonish. It's just that I'm tired of
negative attitudes. I joined this forum in hopes of sustaining the positive energy that Tesla initiated.