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[Directed at Morrigoon]
Yes, electric is not a panacea, but it is a mode of delivery I am willing to work with. I am perfectly aware that electricity is not without cost. However, there is also that fact that the negatives are easier to ameliorate when they are produced at a single site (such as from a electric plant) than when we have to clean up the mess of 500 million individual fuel fires.
So a car that fulfills 80% of my driving needs on electric but still has the capacity to use more traditional fuels for the other 20% is a compromise I am willing to make. If more of that electricy can be drawn from nuclear, solar, and wind, then wonderful. I personally am not a fan of hydro in the American Southwest.
But I make no claim to sainthood. It was just in response to the idea that unless you are personally doing everything possible then just shut up. I'm not, but I'd venture to say that I have done more than most.
I'm willing to consider biodiesel if it is moderately convenient to my driving practices (currently it would not be). However, biodiesel is also not a panacea as fulfilling our energy needs would put pressures on food prices (if not directly through use of food for fuel then indirectly through increased competition for arable land) and is still essentially creating a few billion individual fires that while better than other fires still isn't all that ideal. But I'm not opposed to it if there is a sufficient distribution network for my needs.
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