| HappySqurriel said: I like the idea of electric cars, but I don't think that anyone is prepared for the electric car which limits its viability ... The average household uses more energy in transportation than they do from all other sources, and we don't have the infastructure in place to increase electricity output to the level that would be required if a small portion of the population decided to switch over to electric vehicles. |
There are three really good positives from electric vehicles. They are far more efficient, so it takes a lot less energy to travel the same distance even accounting for transmission losses from the power lines. They can be charged off peak so they don't have to add a significant load to the electrical system and they can be charged from sources other than oil, say gas, hydro, nuclear, solar etc.
Tease.
