This math does not take into account the ass factor. There are a lot of chicks that are hip to this save the rain forest crap and they may be more inclined to open up for a guy who "cares" about the ice melting. Think of these tofu-eating broads as an untapped market and get yourself some rubbers and a set of 21 inch rims on your Prius and you're ready to go. You might not even have to use rubbers with these girls if you play the latex is bad for the pandas card.

Wikipedia's article on battery operated vehicles is pretty damn interesting. Why was that technology abandoned?

Same reason the Queen never does anything unexpected, the metric system never quite caught on in the US, Atlantis is not on any map, everyone thinks there's no life on Mars, Steve Gutenberg is famous, cave fish are blind and the Oscars are distinctly suspect...

...arrays of supercapacitors... ...masses of these devices...

Railguns!

DIY welding!

What? Since when did 9,631,000 sqkm (US) become larger than 9,938,000 sqkm (Europe)?

Europe is smaller because it's measured in metric square kilometers.

And if I have no kids *and* drive a hybrid, do you still have to scrap your Mustang? Or does everyone have to kill their kids for you to make a sacrifice?

Wow... there are three responses to your post (four, if you count mine), and not a single one bothered to address your question. In fact, one of the posters (two, if you count me) decided to attack you instead.

Well, I'm not going to be left out. I think you hog the left lane, and you're an inconsiderate driver. You're a jerk, a complete kneebiter. Just shut up already with your "fact" and "figures" and "evidence", dickhead. We have no use for them on slashdot.

moderation is always better than extremism.

That's quite an extreme statement.