Can world governments provide inexpensive electric cars to help prevent global warming ?

de-light1

we all want to switch to a form of transport that is clean and non polluting and yet isnt the answer to produce something that all can afford to switch to besides a bicycle I would switch my car tommorrow if I could afford to wouldnt you ?
please note this has already happened in one country. Cars for about £1000-£2000 government funded
Please note I am not saying that I want governments to buy them for us just make sure that electric or energy saving cars are available to people that havent got £12,000 plus to spend on them . this has already happened in one third world country so why not extend that and produce a basic car that all can afford to buy even £4000 would be more in a persons range as at the moment only the minority can think about getting them

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Well it's not the government's job to develop new technologies, but they can help fund it's development and provide subsidies to make them cheaper for people to buy.

Several private companies will be coming out with good electric cars soon.

Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000. On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon. The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-alias

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/electric-cars/zap-x

Available in 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/

Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in 2009. It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge.

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

Is there an electric car being used in the world somewhere?

Crono6664

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Reva is the largest selling electric car in the world. It seats two adults and two kids. It has been in production in India for several years and is also available in UK where it is known as the G-Wiz.

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Have you any knowledge and information when will electric cars be commercialized in the world market?

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Leopardo

Due to high prices of petroleum nowadays its great to use electric cars. It's not only economical but environmental friendly. No noise pollution and no pollution of the air. But do you know when will the U.S. or any other countries who is making electric cars start selling these electric cars in the world market and how much will be the price compared to fuel run cars??

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In response to Nata T, that's such a common misconception it's getting ridiculous. Look at California, where only 16.6% of the state's electricity comes from Coal. Compare that to something like Ohio, where that figure is more like 60%. So it all depends on where you live.

Plus, with all the government regulations on renewable energy sources, those numbers will only fall because of increased construction of renewable sources of electricity (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tide, wave, hydro, etc).

As for the original question... Grab a snickers, it'll be a while. With the big three struggling to make a buck, vying for your tax money so that they can give their cars away at 0 profit and just produce more of the same crap that nobody wants, it definitely won't come from the big three. Plus other interests are at stake that will slow any attempt at changing the automobile infrastructure. Exxon/Mobil, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, etc.

Can you buy a pure electric car?

prcan_girl

I was wondering if the electric car was really dead. Can you purshase an electric vehicle (not a hybrid)?
I watched the documentary "how killed the eletric car?" and was just wondering about it, since the technology cleary exists; Is there a way to get an electric car anywhere in the world?

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Sure you can buy them but they are either a) not all that good or b) pretty darn good and very expensive.

The documentary was rather lop-sided and didn't explain that electric cars still suffer from short battery life for everyday driving.

You can buy an electric car right now at www.zapworld.com, but you'll need maybe $75,000 for a "real car".

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