I still dont understand why arnt we using electric cars? I was looking around and found that the technology of electric and solar cars has been around for a long time, ever since the 70%26#039;s. Well now in 2000%26#039;s i think its time for out future we been waiting for. We today have way way way better technology than we did in the 70%26#039;s why arent we driving in electric cars yet? I saw a video on youtube of a SMART car that was electric and it was terific O emission, O gas and the electric engine is a whole lot easier to make and cost less to make, if you cut all the parts that go into a regular gas car we are not only saving lots of money but resourses as well. We all need to wake up and realize that gas companies and car companies are taking advantage of us becouse many of us dont even know theres such a technology out there. Those guys are making millions off of and destroying our earth with all the pollution, many inocent people have died over this liquid that does more bad than good. 30% 3 Votes 10% 1 Vote If you really need to drive more than 250 miles without a 10 minute break you can tow a generator http://www.acpropulsion.com/vehicles/pag...

electric cars are much more efficient than infernal combustion even if the electric comes form fossil fuel generators that are constantly monitored and maintained running at optimum load and temperature.
electric cars will make the grid more efficient because they can be charged off peak %26amp; sell bak at peak demand http://www.acpropulsion.com/Press%20rele...
- a car with 250mile range that only does a typical 40mile commute has a lot of spare capacity.

plus electric cars are much nicer to drive - quiet, smooth, smell free, max torque from 0rpm from cold, refuel at while parked.
also lower maintenance, easier recycling, make your own fuel from wind or solar or combined heat %26amp; power, back-up systems for work or home power supply, £0 UK road tax, £0 london congestion charge, even free parking in some cities like Westminster

I don%26#039;t understand either - it%26#039;s very frustrating
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For starters, recharging them. Now not to mention the inconvenience, when we can just fill up a petrol car in a minute if we%26#039;re running low, you have to wait a few hours to use your electric car again. Not to mention of course that recharging them uses electricity, and we%26#039;re still burning fossil fuels to get electricity, so if anything there is a loss of efficiency.

The technology is expensive, for example the batteries. They need to be durable, long lasting and safe. But unfortunately, it%26#039;s detrimental to the environment to obtain these materials. Did you know that a Toyota Prius is more environmentally damaging than a large V8 SUV? This is because of the materials needed for the batteries and the electrical systems which make it work.

I hardly think our power suppliers will be able to handle the demand if everyone switched to electric cars, massive amounts of electricity would be needed, and prices for it would soar.

I don%26#039;t think we should be using them until we have exhausted every other option. 20% 2 Votes

Fear of change,ignorance,oil lobbying and high price of alternative energy source vehicles...

As long as the politicians are receiving high contributions from the rich oil companies they will refuse to invest more money in clean vehicles and accompanied infrastructure for charging those vehicles.

It is not the technology that is the problem or high demand for electricity.

The main cause is greed.A disease.

The oil companies will not stop until all of reachable oil is drained and earth crippled beyond repair or until someone gathers the courage to invest more money in clean technology and education campaigns for the potential buyers. 0% 0 Votes

You are right in saying the technology has been around for a long time and electric motors are very clean.

The problem is the electric power itself. Around a hundred years ago when electric machinery first became really useful, most electric power was supplied by coal fired power stationss. As the use of electrical power spread, oil and gas were used as fuel and technologists began to look for cleaner and cheaper ways to generate electricity. Hydo-electric power could be generated wherever there where massive water supplies, and nuclear power could be generated from a controlled %26#039;atomic pile%26#039;. But the increasing demands for electric power, for TV sets, washing machines, air conditioners, and all the electrical goods in common use today means that we have to keep building more and more power stations, and creating more and more polution.

The %26#039;clean%26#039; energy supplies available to us to-day, such as Solar Cells and Wind Turbines, are only capable of supplying a tiny fraction of the electricity we consume. So, unfortunately, it%26#039;s not the gas companies and car companies who are at fault - It%26#039;s mankinds ever increasing demand for electricity. 10% 1 Vote