Ford Loses $123 Million On Electric Car Division All the government regulations in the world won't make something viable if it isn't practical. Environmentalists used to tout this in much they way they now tout hydrogen fuel cells. What they leave out is that it costs more energy to produce those cars than you save by using them. That's without getting into the cost of production. Environmentalists put their agenda first and don't consider the implications. The fact remains that developed countries do a much better job of preserving the economy. The largest steel producer in the US uses recycled materials ... people are cleaner and healthier in the US than in any developed nation but delegates at the Earth Day summit seem to think we should all go back to an undeveloped state, defecating in rivers and with life expectancies of 40 years. Capitalism remains the solution to environmental issues, not part of the problem. Article Here