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Can people ever get the electric car?

Ken asked:


Electric cars should definitely be produced. It’s not a technological problem; there IS no problem! The range easily exceeds sixty miles per charge and can be greatly improved. I saw a documentary on TV that convinced me that electric vehicles are feasible and low-polluting (actually zero-polluting, but emissions are produced by the generation of power). I’m far from a conspiracy theorist, but it’s clear to me that electric vehicle production is blocked by car companies and oil companies in favor of what they view as maximum profit. And it’s a shame.

They’re not really all that expensive, and the price would go way down if they were mass produced, but car companies resist.

See http://www.evuk.co.uk/

Watch the “Who Killed the Electric Car” trailer at: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/whokilledtheelectriccar/trailer

Or go here: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/223/index.html#here and be sure to click on “Watch the Video”.

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7 Responses to “Can people ever get the electric car?”

  1. Michael C on May 13th, 2009 8:23 pm

    If you had lived in Japan 20 years ago you could have bougth one then. You could not have brought into the U.S. though.
    U.S. companies made a number of experimental ECs and had people driving them as tests. The people were enthusiastic. However the POWERS THAT BE (the THEY)
    determined it would hurt both the auto and oil industries and recalled the cars from the people that were driving them. The people couldn’t even buy them. The last I heard a man in California tried to keep his but the company got a court order and the sheriff’s deputies confiscated it.

  2. Male on May 15th, 2009 7:21 am

    Sorry I didn’t click on the links, my computer is spammed enough! It might’ve crashed! You are right! I want to get the new tesla! (http://www.teslamotors.com/ ) It costs to much though! :’( (92,000 USD) Who can get that kind of money! For a car! And if you don’t pay your Electric bill, you can’t drive! It has it’s pros and cons! (I learned those words in science class! Pros and Cons of Solar energy, Nuclear Energy, Bio-Mass Energy, Electric Energy, Geo-Thermal Energy, and Hydro energy as a alternate energy source)

  3. Nothingusefullearnedinschool on May 18th, 2009 3:44 pm

    This is nice, but older people remember the 1919 electric. People are still allowed to build their own cars or convert what they have.
    Hybrids are not new; they have been around for a long time.
    Alternative fuels have been around as long as there have been cars.

  4. nsanders522 on May 18th, 2009 7:48 pm

    Ford only allowed the leases for 3 years. No purchases after that. Some of the people really tried to fight it, too. They loved them. No one got to keep them. Big Oil wanted those things out of sight. They went back to Norway, I believe.

  5. Unknown on May 20th, 2009 1:58 am

    THE ELECTRIC CAR IS BACK AND BETTER THEN EVER! Google, Lotus, and Pay-pal teamed up to create an independent automaker called Tesla Motors. Their first car the Tesla Roadster is electric and capable of out outrunning a Ferrari by an acceleration of 0-60 in 4 seconds, and travel 200 miles on 1 charge. It just recently began it’s production . You can purchase to reserve this car now at . Only one problem is that it cost $90,000. However the company is working on future models that are affordable in a few years. Since it’s an independent automaker dedicated to electric vehicles, there would be no worry of any crushings like GM did. The cars body is all made of recyclable materials as well. I suggest you check it out. Oil companies may have killed the electric car but Google, Lotus, and Paypal brought it back. Now it will be GM’s own loss.

  6. SouthParkRocks on May 22nd, 2009 6:18 am

    well when there enough people to overpower the oil companies and politicians we will definately get the electric cars of different varieties. but for now is the best site for an electric car.

  7. A.V. R. on May 23rd, 2009 11:18 am

    Electric cars are made in Bangalore, India. They sell for about USD10,000. batteries have to be changed every 25,000 miles and cost about USD1000.

    It is said to give about 45 to 50 miles per full charge.

    Quite a few on the road in various Indian cities.
    It is called REVA.