How many people here would buy an electric car if it were available today?

Answer 1

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They are available today - in fact, I already drive one - there are lots of choices for electric cars, and more on the way. Electric vehicles can have performance as good or better than gas-powered cars, and they cost a lot less to operate (only a penny or two per mile.) Why don't we all know about them? Why do so many people 'know' wrong facts about them? Good question!
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First, the inexpensive ones:
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Electric vehicle conversions (a gas car converted to run on electricity) are generally pretty inexpensive, and can be had for as little as $5000. You won't get the latest technology, so you'll have a limited driving range. But a conversion is a great way to 'get your feet wet' in electric vehicles. This is the sort of car I drive. It does freeway speeds, accelerates and handles fine, and looks like a normal car. I charge mine up at work so I have enough juice to run errands on the way home. Here's a link:
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http://www.squidoo.com/cheap-electric-car
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How about new tech electric cars? If you don't need to get on the freeway, you might like the ZAP. The ZAP is only $10,000 brand new. It's very cute, but tops out at about 45mph. It's not much bigger than a motorbike. Link:
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http://www.zapworld.com/ZAPWorld.aspx?id=188
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How about the ultimate EV? 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.)
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Now, as to performance - you can't beat the Tesla electric sports car:
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http://www.teslamotors.com
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Answer 2

the undertaking with electric powered automobiles is what you're no longer being informed. Take the Toyota Prius working example. they say it gets 50 MPG. the place does that determine come from? The engine does no longer something better than force a generator to fee the battery. The engine would not turn the wheels by way of a force practice! ok, so as that they discovered it takes a gallon of gas to interchange the flexibility utilized by employing a visit of fifty miles, it somewhat is how! So, that quantity of electrical energy is fastened. If I even have an all electric powered vehicle, that recharge ability comes from my utility organisation, which ends on my utility invoice rather of a gas pump. the flexibility plant that made that ability used a gas of a few variety, in all probability coal, and BURNED it to make steam to coach a turbine generator. So, what did i actually DO right here? I traded burning gas for burning coal to get the flexibility I used to recharge my battery after my 50 mile holiday. So, NO, i would not, using fact the two way, burning gas without delay or burning coal (or oil or the different fossil gas) circuitously, contributes to international warming. you won't be able to get some thing from no longer something and there is not any such situation as a loose lunch. Why do no longer those vegetables who say electric powered is so plenty extra appropriate on no account point out the place the recharge ability comes from? I also have a 1990 Geo Metro, 3 cylinder, which gets 50-fifty 5 MPG around city. that's not no longer expensive for me to spend the money to alter to a hybrid including a Prius just to get a similar MPG as I do now... What may be the factor?

Answer 3

There are electric cars on the market now, however they arent' very practical as of yet. Someday, when the price of lithium ion technology comes down, electric cars could be a very feasible alternative to combustion vehicles. Give the industry another 10 years or so, and hybrid as well as purely electric cars will be pretty commonplace. The technology just isn't quite there yet.

To answer your question, it could certainly be a consideration. Electric cars have the ability to be incredibly fast (faster than most combustion vehicles,) especially when it comes to acceleration. This means that you don't have to give up the performance, just to be earth friendly.

Answer 4

Even hybrid electrics have still not solved the battery problems yet. So an all electric car is not realistic for practical suburban America driving.

Answer 5

I would, and I already own one -- a production model Ford Ranger. I'll snap up one from Phoenix Motorcars as soon as they're available -- nice answer from Apeweek. Also, AC Propulsion does a nice Scion xB conversion with lithium ion batteries they call the eBox.

Answer 6

No because it probably wouldnt be in a manual transmission and there probably not as fast as good old gas power cars

Answer 7

Not Me!!!! I like my 40 ford street rod too much to give it up.

Answer 8

I would they are really clean for the enviroment and you :)

Answer 9

if i could drive i would

Answer 10

Not ever.