Are Electric cars going to be what we drive in the future?

Man will never give up his love for the combustion engine. its self-sustaining and can travel many miles on a tank of gasoline. not so, with electric vehicles. one charge is good for about 200 miles. just think of the many times a person would have to stop and charge the batteries on an electric vehicle, for a trip from Miami to Seattle.

It may come down to switching from gasoline to 100% electric powered automobiles. i don’t think it will happen in my lifetime or yours. electric powered vehicles have a lot of imperfections that need to be corrected.

I drive one now. I had to build it myself ten years ago, converting a 1964 VW pickup. Ultimately the cost of fuel (either from scarcity or carbon taxation) will force people away from daily use of IC engines. Plug-in electric for trips less than 100 miles, bio-fuels or mass transportation for longer trips. IMO, hybrids are a complex abomination. Better to own two vehicles.

Too soon to tell. It’s one promising option.

@stranger_in_a_strange_land
I think your right.
I respect what you are doing and your logical prospective.
LOL I wish I new how to make one. Guess I should have been an Engineer.

@philosopher Mine is based on a conversion kit from Electro Automotive. I chose the VW platform because of its low weight, one-ton load rating and plenty of room for batteries (it has a second load area under the rear bed). can go 200 miles at 35 mph, about 100 at 60 mph.

@stranger_in_a_strange_land
I think we need more people with your attitude.

I think that electric cars may become popular in the suburbs or urban regions if:
1. Fuel cells that operate at room temperature are ever invented.
2. The price for an electric car drops to the price of a small Honda.
3. If fuel charging stations become common.
4. It the whole economy doesn’t crash because of irresponsible banks and the congress’s failure to regulate break up big banks.

Otherwise the next questions will be about the care and feeding of horses and recipes for when they outlive their transportation capabilities.

I just received this email link. In regards to electric cars.
Planet Green <discovery@discoverymail.com>

Agree with @Ron_C . We also need batteries that are lightweight and can be recycled with minimal environmental impact or rebuilt (like the Edison cells I use on the farm). In my VW conversion, the weight of the lead-acid batteries is the limiting factor. Also, the winter temperatures in New England cut the battery capacity by as much as two thirds.

@stranger_in_a_strange_land
I agree.