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In <30ee482c.33105000@news.teaser.fr> bdebreil@teaser.fr (Bernard
Debreil) writes: 

>Sure, and we do believe that, in the present state of research on
>batteries, it is not reasonable to expect one that will power a car
for
>more than, say, 90 miles or so, without a "refuel" that will take
>several hours.

Who is the 'WE'?  There are batteries in development that have shown to
have ranges over 200 miles for Taurus-sized vehicles.  Recharges are
also shown to be less that 90 minutes with many batteries.

>It is not reasonable either to expect a battery which
>cost per driven mile be acceptable, considering that it worth not less
>than $2,500 and cannot be expected to last much longer than a year or
>two. 

Acceptable is in the mind of the acceptor.  We will assume you speak
for yourself.

>Besides, as soon as the battery is more than a few months old, you
>can no longer rely on any device to appreciate, at a given time, how
>many miles can be driven before running out of power. 

This sentence is a little unclear; what are you claiming here?

>This, added to the
>fact that there is no proof that such vehicles are environmental
>friendly, I surely can see the point of car manufacturers...

The amount of pollution they give off in the city environment is
negligible compared to ICEVs.

>Anyhow, not talking about the fact that an EV pollutes because of the
>need to recycle huge amounts or lead or cadmium, it is also
>unvironmentally unfriendly for another reason: it encourages more
people
>to have two vehicules, one for long distances or for use whenever they
>have more than one passenger (ICE), and an EV for other purposes.

I don't think we're going to see a person run out and buy an EV if they
already have an efficient ICEV.  On the other hand, a two-car family
would be suited to such an arrangement.

>Besides, EVs, if produced at a large scale, will boost up the
>implementation of more nuclear plants... for, indeed, what would be
the
>point to produce the required electric energy from coal or oil, which
>would produce as much CO2 (greenhouse effect, global warming) and
>other pollutants as gasoline does...

What are your sources?  What pollutants do you think are emitted by an
ICE? A coal-fired plant?  

Please provide your references ('I read it in a news post' does not
count for much).

Cheers,

Will Stewart