On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:37:53 +0100, Wolfgang Schwanke
wrote in :

Chris W wrote in
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Larry Dighera wrote:

There is little doubt, that electric drive vehicles will supplant
internal combustion engines just as electric motors replaced steam
powered locomotives. It's just a matter of time.

If trains were battery powered, like the electric cars we are talking
about, you might have a valid comparison. Batteries are still the weak
point.

The railways fixed that problem by installing an extension cord above
all but the remotest routes. The same will be extremely difficult to
do for road vehicles

You must be referring to street cars. :-)