U. Serenity has the sense of it, really...
"I WANT, I WANT, I WANT"
I happen to enjoy driving.
The day I need "conveying" I hope someone has the good sense to call a hearse to do it.
Electric cars miss the boat on two accounts.
1. They have all the sex appeal, and thrill of an electric toothbrush, or a well designed toilet.
2. They change nothing.
a) You are still converting oil into torque to turn a wheel. The only difference is you are doing it at some power station, instead of at the back of your car. power required, hence oil burned remains the same.
b) "they" still win, because there is still a meter on the amount used; the main reason none of Tesla's ideas never caught on.
c) what you don't spend on electricity you will spend on batteries, with the same disposal problem with a new face.
The best answer going right now is hydrogen. 300 hp engines are easy. A little work produces one at 400 hp. Your car leaves naught behind but a dribble of water.
How it is generated remains the only catch. But it is no more expensive than gasoline, really.
One
big difference? Until some country figures out how to corner all the air on the planet over their territory;
* available to
all, and
*
no shortage exists, is generated.
With a nuclear plant doing the work, it becomes very clean. (ZP comes later, once made commercial)
Until then... I am quite happy with what I chose.
Price as purchased used: $8,900
Mileage: 32 mpg (80 mph on freeway with A/C blasting away, 1 occupant)
Mileage: 28 mpg (2 persons, with luggage, over 500 mile trip)
Mileage: 26 mpg (4 adults, plus "stuff" over 400 mile trip)
You also have to factor in one other item, too.
I purchased an already existing vehicle.