You need massive ever prevalent infrastructure created to support a real electric car society that includes electric tractor trailer rigs and rail trains. Where is that power infrastructure? Is it up some politicians *** and we can see it? Also where will the power come from? Solar? Wind? hehehehheheh surrrreeeeee..
COAL! thats the answer. I say lets skip the massive losses in energy conversion, transmission and transportation and simply build coal burning cars. QUOTE]
By the way all trains in the US are electric, Diesel Electric that is. Essentially Hybrids, and have been since the demise of the steam engine. The United States is pretty much considered the "soudi arabia" of coal. Coal can be burned clean with exaust stack scrubbers, etc. If we have the generation and infastructure electric cars may not solve global warming but they just might curb these wars for oil. Charging a car at a charging station is not the answer but gas stations that can swap batteries is. Just imagine you pull into a car wash style bay and sit in your car the battery tray depoys from under the car, the discharged battery is slid out and a fresh charged battery is slid in place. Thay charge you about $50 which covers the charge taxes and all the other stuff they want to add and your on your way.
