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You jest... but the invention of "quinine water" (tonic) mixed with gin was to mask the bitter flavor of quinine so that people could take their daily dose and prevent malaria in tropical areas.
Unfortunately, like for all other drugs, malaria has developed resistance to quinine so it is less effective today (but still a good mixer for gin).

Thanks... I was worried that there was something that I was missing.

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So... let me see if I have this right... the problem is that the oil companies bribe the government for access to oil and then the people they didn't bribe (i.e. most everyone except a few in power) "steal" their own oil. Sounds good to me.

This has been debunked numerous times. EVs have less CO2 emission than gasoline cars even when the electricity comes from dirty coal.
Here's one good article with references:
http://www.greencarreports.com...

Why do you think we are in an endless war in the Middle East? Why do you think Obama rushed to kiss the ring of the new Saudi king? Oil is fungible and the US has put itself in charge of ensuring there is plenty to go around. We all would be fucked it ME oil was cut off.

Average sales price of a new car in 2013 was $31,762. Apparently a lot of people have that kind of money to buy a car.

Your electric bill for the same 15,000 miles would be about $400. The extra $1300 a year can go a long way to buy a nice electric car rather than a POS bottom of the line econobox oil burner.

If you think burning fossil fuels in an ICE at 25% efficiency is green, then keep on sending your money to the terrorists.... EVs emit less CO2 than ICE cars even if the electricity comes from dirty coal because there is much higher efficiency at all stages. Coal is on it's way out for electricity generation, BTW, in case you haven't heard. Worldwide coal consumption has decreased for the past few years and the "war on coal" is just getting started. Wind and solar electricity are now cost competitive with coal and much cheaper than nuclear.
EV cars are much cheaper than gas... even the cheap gas we have today. Gas would have to go below $0.50 a gallon to be cheaper than electricity for cars.

Right.
Most EV owners charge at home using the plug already installed in their garage. So... millions of charge points already installed.

I agree. Automotive electronic are generally stupid and far behind times. Most every new car today has electronic features which are laughable compared to consumer electronics. Worse, they can't be upgraded and won't be upgraded so you'll be stuck with it until you sell the car. Microsoft tried to make car software which Ford used but the software was typical of the garbage that MS produces.
It would be great if Apple made car software. We might get some good car software for a change.
(Tesla seems to be the one manufacturer which actually "gets it" with car software. Their entire car is run by software and it's updated every few months to add features, etc. But then, they've hired a lot of Apple people.)

Apple doesn't manufacture anything (except a few high end computers), everything is outsourced to a contract manufacturer. They would probably outsource car manufacturing to someone who actually knew how to manufacture cars.

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Most EVs have batteries with a total storage capacity of about 20 to 40 kWh and a recharge rate of about 5 kW. Electricity costs 10 to 20 cents per kWh so a one hour charge costs $0.50 to $1.00. This is enough to get most people back on the road to their destination and it won't break the bank.
Teslas are different with a battery capacity of 85 kWh and a charge rate at a Supercharger of about 100 kW. Superchargers are "free" (you do have to buy the car) so you could theoretically drive anywhere without paying anything for "fuel".

You are right. It's difficult to compare gas stations and EV charge points since they are used differently.
In your ICE (Internal combustion engine) car, when you run low on gas you drive to the gas station and fill up. You might do this once or twice a week and you need to count the time it takes to get to the gas station and back to your route as well as the short time to fill up.
In an EV, you usually just plug the car in at home at night and it's "full" in the morning. Takes about 10 seconds to plug in. Alternatively, you may have a charge point at work and plug in during the day. It's rare for an EV driver to need to fill up while driving around during the day. The total time that most people spend recharging is just the few seconds it takes to plug in the car.
The one exception is long distance travel. Most EVs have a range of less than 100 miles which meet the needs of most "daily drivers" but they are not designed for cross country travel. The Tesla with a range of 200-300 miles can work for long distance cross country travel because of the Supercharger network. These are spaced every 100-200 miles along major travel routes and take about 20-30 minutes to recharge so you can easily travel cross country. But again, cross country travel is unusual, most people just drive around near home or commute to work and plug in at night so they never have to worry about stopping to charge during the day.