And second, electric cars don't run on fairy dust: Most of them run on power from the U.S. electricity grid, a lot of which comes from burning coal and natural gas (for now, anyway). Both of these things are true, … Murka: That country where executing someone slowly over 25 minutes is not cruel and unusual. ….. Saying that it's going to “cost me plenty” just proves my point, that car lovers are being ostracized by elitist know-it-alls in this politically correct society we live in. …

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