On Sep 18, 9:30*am, Mark wrote:
On Sep 17, 4:44*pm, george wrote:

On Sep 18, 3:28*am, wrote: Mark wrote:
In the year 2055, you will be arrested and prosecuted
for operating an internal combustion engine in the
United States of America. (Chimerica)

Then everyone starves when the big rig trucks stop food distribution.

One of those 'unfortunate facts' that the dreamers cannot get their
heads around

Precluding the law of diminishing returns, just off-hand
I'd think a truck-sized electric motor would fix that.
(along with a commensurate power source) *Ever seen
electric drag-strip cars? *The IC powered cars cannot
even come close. The tork is just too great.

What do truckers rely on? *Tork.

The word is torque and a 40 ton load that has to be delivered a
thousand mile away is going to require the internal combustion engine