For all you people who think electric cars are good...?

Garbageman

Where the F do you people think electricity comes from ????
Marko Polio- But it doesn't. And don't hold your breath that it will.
linlyons- 43% best answer. Well this is one question you WON'T win the best answer...as long as I don't forget about this and this question goes into voting...(DOH)
Also, linlyons, power plants be come less efficient the further away the power gets sent. And I would imagine that GAS is much cleaner than black COAL which is what most power plants run on.

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Electric cars are a good idea. If you want to spend more money, drive a small car with less power, room, comfort and range, to make a slight reduction in pollution. Sounds like something every American should do. Spend more to get less. And brag about how "green" we are.

I own a 1979 Ford van. It's a monster. It gets only 10 MPG. But I routinely haul up to 4 tons at a time with it. I suppose I could replace it with an electric car. $40,000 for an electric car that has a range of 35 miles and will haul about 200 lbs per trip. That's only about 40 trips instead of one. Since there is no place along the way to recharge my car I can only travel about 17 miles one way. What do I do if I have to travel more than 17 miles at a time? And how much is it costing me in electricity for the extra 39 trips? I don't know about others, but my time is valuable. I don't want to make an extra 39 trips and spend more time and money just so the eco freaks will like me.

It takes less time and less money to drive my van than it does to drive an electric car so why would I change? And to reduce pollution the production of electricity would have to be at least 40 times more efficient than my gas powered van. And it is nowhere near that.

Electric cars are a good idea IF 1) you want to spend more money. 2) Never drive more than a few miles from home. 3) Give up room, comfort, cargo space and range. 4) Own a car that you can't run the heater or air conditioner because they use electricity. 5) Can't drive at night because the head lights use electricity.

If you meet all these criteria then driving an electric car is a good idea. But if you meet all these criteria you really don't even need a car. You need a bicycle.

Oh yeah. Electric cars are a GREAT idea. If you are a moron with too much money. The rest of us will keep our gas powered cars.

.........Electric car....?

There is an all electric car that is being offered for sale to consumers in the US that is smaller than a Mini, what is the name of the car? How much does it cost? How fast does it go? What company makes it?

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At this time, none of the major auto manufacturers are selling full electric highway-capable cars to the public.

There there is a company called ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) who sells a three-wheeled full-electric car called a Xebra that has a top speed of about 40 mph and a range of about 40 miles. List price is about $10,500. They are also working with Lotus on a vehicle called a ZAP-X which they say will have a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles. No word on the price point yet.

The Meyers Motors NmG (No more Gas) (formerly the Corbin Sparrow) is another three-wheeled electric car. It has a top speed of over 70 mph and a range of about 30 miles. It is available for $24,900.

There is another company called Commuter Cars who sell a full-electric two-seater called a Tango, the first of which was sold to actor George Clooney. It has a top speed of 150 mph and a range of 60-80 miles. They are not in full production yet. The model available now, the T600, costs $108,000. They plan to make the T200 available in 2008 for $40,000 and the T100 in 2009 for $19,000.

A company called AC Propulsion offers a conversion of a Scion xB to full electric. They call their offering the eBox. It has a top speed of 95 mph, and a range of 140-180 miles per charge, the conversion costs $55,000. Tom Hanks bought one of these recently.

Finally, Tesla Motors will offer the Tesla Roadster in 2008 for $92,000. (All of the 2007 models have been spoken for.) It has a top speed of 130 mph, range of 200 miles, and 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds.

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