tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6078454299380896838..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Missed Opportunity in TexasGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-66230044370871079742013-06-07T14:21:19.180-06:002013-06-07T14:21:19.180-06:00Oh, and if I recall correctly, the batteries of el...Oh, and if I recall correctly, the batteries of electric cars make them pretty bad on the toxic waste front as well.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-45657131175318423702013-06-07T09:55:34.898-06:002013-06-07T09:55:34.898-06:00"The hardest thing to explain is the glaringl..."The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see."<br />And I would add the most frustrating response (that I get a lot and I suspect Ayn Rand did as well) is not an argument, but a blank stare (and a quick change of the subject)<br />Electric cars? Really? I’m waiting until they invent one powered by moonlight. <br />It appears they’ve come up with an even less sensible idea than minimum wage laws – or at least one even more obvious that it’s a bad idea on so many levels. Electric cars aren’t even a good idea on the environmentalists own terms. If you run the calculations you can see they (indirectly) require more combustion energy than gasoline powered cars; albeit if you consider the difference in the processing of the fuel, they are only slightly worse. Similar deal with recycling newspapers. <br />On the other hand, a thorium-powered car; that would be a good idea on many levels and with a cool moniker.<br />Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com