why dont we use electirc cars?

Question

if people say that we are going to run out of gas someday why don't we use electric cars? some are cheaper and no money on gas

Answer 1

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It's amazing how many people think that technology hasn't changed in 30 years, and that electric cars never improve.
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Technology does not stand still. Take a look at a modern electric car:
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http://phoenixmotorcars.com/models/fleet.html
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The Phoenix electric pickup truck - using new, advanced Altairnano batteries (based on research from MIT) - can:

-Travel up to 250 miles per charge
-Carry 5 passengers plus cargo at 95mph.
-Charges batteries in as little as TEN MINUTES.
-Has batteries that last 250,000 miles (never need replacement.)
-Efficient electric drive only a penny or two per mile in electricity costs.
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Of course it is expensive ($45,000), because it is hand-built, and it is new technology. Even Henry Ford had to build cars, at first, for the wealthy before he could afford to build a Model T factory.
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Is it possible to build inexpensive electric vehicles? Yes, it is, with mass production. Example - look at these Chinese electric cars, priced in American dollars - note that prices start at only $6500:
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http://www.fevehicle.com/services.html
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Is someone working on a deal to import Chinese electric cars to the USA? Yes, they are, we should see a couple of them here in the next year or two. They will be priced to compete with mainstream cars. It should be VERY interesting. Take a look:
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http://milesautomotive.com/showroom_xs200.php
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Incidentally, even if powerplants pollute, EVs still cause very little pollution. This is because the gas cars they replace pollute much, much more. Click on my profile to see some of my many discussions on this topic.
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Answer 2

The reason is simple. No gas powered cars...no need to buy gas. What would the oil people do to get richer. Back yard mechanics have made electirc cars, trucks,motorcycles ect. Some going over 150mph and range from a few miles to unlimited miles. These cars have all the features of gas cars. Heaters A/C ect. The small man can't aford to mass product them like Ford,GM ect can. Also when a electric car is made the auto makers buy up their patent or rights and hold then so they can't be built. Don't forget the US goverment gives the big auto Companies tax breaks for produceing big gas burning SUV's So we are forsed to buy gas cars and not offered true Electric cars. Do a web search on Electric Veh. You will be surprised what you see.

Answer 3

technically we will never run out of gas as one day the drilling for oil will be too expensive for average people to use then we will abandon oil for other fuels
we did have electric cars, GM made the EV1 to accomedate the ZEV(zero emission vehicle) mandate posted by California. the car was only sold in arizona and california, had limited advertising, and was only leased out for a while then forced the customer to give it back with no buy out option. the car requires no maintenance and no fluids since theres no moving parts. the car can go 90miles on a single charge and up to 75mph. GAS COMPANIES LOST MONEY BECAUSE OF IT AND GOVERNMENT LOST TAX FROM GASOLINE SALES. GAS WAS CHEAPER THAN WATER WHEN THE EV1 WAS AVAILABLE SO SALES WERE LOW. California eventually abandoned the ZEV mandate

Answer 4

One word: Batteries.

Today's batteries simply will not stand up to the beating required in the real world. Consider how long the battery in your current car lasts, how much it costs to replace, and the hassle you go through to get rid of the old one with all the nastiness they contain. Now multiply that times 20 (about how many 12V batteries you would need) and you begin to see the problem. GM tried with the EV1; it almost bankrupted them.

Also, the power needed to produce the electricity has to come from somewhere; if we are running out of fossil fuels for our cars, we are also running out for our power plants.

Answer 5

I think maybe we couldn't go so fast like 55 mph so it would slow us down and then we would have to charge them all the time but idk that would be cool if we did have them

Answer 6

because they are more expensive and people are lazy to buy one

Answer 7

Range and speed!