The March 16 letter, “Electric vehicles aren’t the answer” couldn’t be more wrong. Sounds like the attitude the harness maker had in 1900. “Them there automobiles are a rich man’s toy. They’ll never replace the horse.”
The major source of electricity need not be coal and gas-fired generators. What about hydro, solar, wind, thermal, nuclear and, in the future, ocean current producers of electricity? There are many sources and more to be developed. Yes, there are challenges, such as the danger of nuclear contamination, but these will be met and conquered.
The electric car is in its infancy. In the early 1950s, automatic transmissions were crude and prone to failure. Now the auto industry considers it “bullet proof,” meaning it does not fail.
The letter writer is not a student of history. Innovations are constantly happening. The electric car, as we know it now, will not be the same in 10 or 20 years.
There are wonderful changes on the horizon. For example: driverless cars and airliners that transport passengers without the danger of collisions. Microchips imbedded in every newborn to track their physical presence anywhere in the world and prove their identity conclusively. Pipelines will carry water from places with too much moisture to arid lands. This goes on into the future of the human race.
Richard M. Brauer
Langley
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