Is the electric car considered to be a "Liberal" notion?!?!?

Answer 1

To certain people it absolutely is. The thing is, they aren't really worried about Liberal or Conservative, they're just worried about any sacrifices they will have to make. Ignorance also plays a part in the matter. Many people don't know there are electric cars and many people don't know that electric cars are useful, fast, and cost effective. I don't know if you've seen the documentary "Who Killed The Electric Car" but I think it does an excellent job of showing that oil companies and car companies are willing and ready to mislead the public. For many people, if they hear the lie enough they start to believe it. So Americans who have become accustomed to their gas guzzlers think electric cars are some far off scheme that won't go more than 40 miles an hour and won't go far. And if they keep believing the lie, they don't have to change. It's classic see no evil syndrome.

Electric cars aren't some hippie tree hugger fantasy. They are a reality.

I agree with the answerer who said you can't pigeonhole everything and everyone. Unfortunately, our politicians have promoted this nonsense and a vast majority of Americans subscribe to it. So while "we" might be reasonable enough to realize everything is not Black and White, there are quite a large number of people who are not (just look at the VAST majority of questions on this forum). So when someone asks a question with the term "Liberal" in parenthesis, I think they understand that there are complexities in people's ideology, but they know that many people do not.

Answer 2

Electric energy automobiles are sometimes called 'remote polluters' because you don't see the pollution at the tailpipe - it is at the point where the electricity is generated. Refineries will suggest you look at 'cradle to grave' emissions .

However, no, it is not a liberal notion so long as it gets closer to being practical, as it is getting closer. The problem is that you DO need two systems in the car because electric power won't take you far enough. One of the best systems so far automatically turns the car to electric at 'cruise' levels of speed, which electric power can maintain for a long time. Stop and start traffic is much harder to carry sufficient fuel for, still.

It is a work in progress. The liberal part is just the idea that assumes industry could unilaterally put the system into place overnight if only it wanted to.

Answer 3

No it's not a "Liberal" notion. It has moved way beyond that and is becoming a reality. As more and more companies are making cars that not only are hybrids, but run on alternatives fuels. This won't happen overnight, but it is happening. And eventually are all gas powered cars will only be kept by collectors of old cars.

Oh the notion of a car (IE: Back to the Future II or III) where the car burned garbage as fuel. Now wouldn't that be great. Kill two problems with one solution. But I doubt we'd ever use garbage as fuel, although someday cars will be powered by something other then gasoline.

Answer 4

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Cars are machines. They don't know anything about politics. We do ourselves a disservice by politicizing non-political things. This is one of the ways we let powerful interests manipulate us.
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Wake up, think for yourselves.
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Look at this electric car, called the Phoenix:
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http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html
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The car (out next year) will get up to 250 miles per charge, and can be charged in TEN MINUTES. The electricity to drive it costs about one penny per mile. How many people would be interested in this, if they knew about it? Why isn't the news media all over this?
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It's not perfect, of course. It's too expensive (about $45,000) because not enough people will buy it to pay all the development costs. If people buy these cars, they will get cheaper and cheaper.
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If you don't have that much money, buy a converted electric car. Cars like this can be had for as little as $5000. You will only get a 50 mile driving range, but that's enough for lots of everyday driving. Aside from this, they are like normal cars. They look like typical cars, and they will do freeway speeds. More details here:
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car/
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By the way, despite some disinfo you may hear, electric cars do not pollute anywhere near what gas cars do. Even if power plants burn dirty fuel, they burn it far more efficiently than your gasoline car burns fuel. Distributing fuel 'by wire' to electric cars is also far more efficient than trucking gas around the country (making more pollution in the process.) And electric motors are far more efficient than gasoline engines. All these efficiency improvements mean more miles can be driven on less fuel, therefore making less pollution (and cheaper driving.)
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Answer 5

I think it USED to be. When electric cars were super expensive, inefficient, and insufficient for the average person's daily needs, it was a liberal notion beause it was taking a statement and putting it ahead of common sense.

Now with the new hybrids and the technology advancing to the point where it CAN be a viable option for trips over 25 miles, it is not inherently a 'liberal' notion.

Answer 6

Many people where I live consider you a "hippie tree hugger" if you talk about getting a hybrid or express an interest in an electric car. Most of these people are conservative, but I generally think that the people against it can't be lumped into one category that easily. From what I've seen they tend to be either uninformed or have some kind of tie to an industry that will potentially suffer if electric cars become the norm.

Answer 7

No it's not. I believe the future is with hydrogen powered vehicles. The hydrogen will generate electricity for an electric motor.

Answer 8

It is not necessarily a Liberal notion but is is a Liberal ideal.

Answer 9

No, it's a progression and experiment in the auto industry.

Answer 10

Why do people insist on trying to categorize/pidgeonhole EVERYTHING in a bipolar way?

Everything in this world - political or otherwise - cannot be described as "liberal" or "conservative." These are the words of small minds.