Millionaires Don't Make Their Money at Kool-Aid Stands

     Bumper cars, we've considered, and slot cars. Tonight, let's we shall consider the electric car, itself -- the one with batteries included.

   What if we were to try to convert a whole city to the electric car? These are on the market, already. Unlike bumper and slot cars, you wouldn't need to modify existing vehicles, though that could still be part of your effort.

   To begin with, let's not suppose the electric cars now on the market are fully the answer. They are expensive. A Tesla doesn't come for cheap. Sometimes, I wonder if those who would make millions aren't turning our eyes away from the old version of the electric car. The old, not-all-high-tech cars -- could they be the good part of the answer?

   Inexpensive. An electric car hasn't almost none of the moving parts of a combustion engine. If you cannot produce an electric car cheaper than a gasoline model, something's wrong -- even if you do plug in and use a lot of the new batteries and technology.

   The question is, are the car-makers not going to even consider selling something that won't turn them a good profit? Millionaires don't make their money by opening Kool-Aid stands.

   Maybe turn to the small businessperson on this one. Maybe a person without millions could make electric cars. Remember, no moving parts in the engines. Put the battery in, upholstery, a radio and air-conditioner -- and, slap some tires on it. That's about it. People rebuild and build custom cars all the time. Tell me there are not a million mechanics who could build an electric car.

   To save the environment, take the car out of the greedy hands of the rich, and put it in the greasy hands of the common person.

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