All electric Dodge EV, Doesn't look like an electric!!

GTXperience said
There's always wind/water power (which I believe still use a smaller amount of fossils) but it will use whatever source fills up the grids. It's one of those products that doesn't get us away from being 100% independent on traditional sources but lightens the burden/demand.

Here in the southwest I could conceivably cover my garage with solar panels and charge the car during the daylight hours. Of course, I'd have to work nights, lol.

edbux said
Electric cars might be ok in places with reasonably priced electricity. Somewhere like California, it might be more expensive than gas in the long run. There was a COSTCO and Walmart in SoCal that had free charging stations....I'm sure they wouldn't mind you parking your car there and charging every couple of days...then there are the car thieves...

Factor in the costs when the batteries no longer function well. I say algae based fuel is the answer.

Batteries are the big problem, both in their function and disposal. Something revolutionary in power storage has to come along to truly make electric cars a viable alternative. If I could store the solar energy I gathered during the day and use it to recharge the car, that would work perfect. Also, if the range were truly 150 mi I'd be good to go as I commute only 11 mi a day. I could recharge on Saturday and drive the tree mugging Duster/Ramcharger on the weekend.

Another problem is heat in the winter. Using batteries to power a big toaster oven like heater coil will kill the mileage in a hurry. Driving a compressor for air conditioning in the summer would kill the mileage too.

375inStroke said
That's not an electric car. Electric cars are supposed to look goofy and have fender skirts in the rear, otherwise, what's the point in being seen in them?

Don't forget the rainbow sticker in the rear window, lol.