Do you think electric cars will come back in the future?

Question

Or will new and improved technologies be invented in cars to help the environment other then the Hybrid?

Answer 1

electric and hybrid cars are coming back now, every car producer is developing some electric cars, and in a few years the best technology for electric cars will become evident.

and new and improved technologies will be invented and perfected, because there is a two pronged drive to improve cars, which is the rising prices of fuel and the environmental issue of global warming.

Answer 2

PROBABLY, LOOKING AT HOW STUFF IS GOING THESE DAYS, I HAVE TO SAY YES!

Answer 3

I dont think in our life time . Oil companys run this world , and they will not allow it . They have cars that can run off water . I think Jay Leno has one .

Answer 4

Good electric cars are need of this time. They will solve many problems i.e. political, environmental and economical.

Answer 5

Yes,  Sure.

Answer 6

Well, either is possible, of course.

But the smart money is on electrics.  The technology is here right now.  Innovation technology companies like Tessla Motors have devleloped electric cars tha tperform as well as gas-driven ones--and have ranges ofup to 200 miles (more than adequate for the urpan driving tha tmost people do most.

Some will be in production on a limited scale by the end of the decade (yes, that'sjsut 2 years).  They will be expensive at first, but if volume grows, the price will drop to a level that willl be competative with existing cars.

That, BTW, is still only part of the solution to eliminating the sue of coal and oil.  We still need to generate electricity with alternative enrgies (to power all those electrics, as well as fpr other uses).  but  there are at least 3, maybe four, technologies either ready or on the verge, for large scale use.  Wind turbines work,and are cost -effective. Solar is dirt cheap in operating costs, though still expensive to install (but the price is falling). Nuclear power, suing modern technology, can be safe--and is cheaper than coal.  A fourth--tidal power, is still under development, but is looking better all the time.

So--I really wasn't going off-topic--virtually all the technology we need to switch to electric cars is already here.  It only remains to get the special interests out of the way so that technology can be implemented.

How much will it cost?  A LOT.  But--the investment in automobiles--in manufacturing/assemply plants, the infrastructure of roads, gasoline production, filling stations, etc.---was even more massive.

Oh,but that was a new technology--not a "cost"--it was investment and it led to economic growth, millions of jobs, etc.

Precisely.

Answer 7

Yes, Earth will soon run out oil someday there have to be or how r we going to travel in the future

Answer 8

Yes and yes. Read 'the sea of energy in which the earth floats' by TH Moray. We don't NEED battery power to run electric cars!

Answer 9

Yes, in fact they already are.

Available in California in October 2008, the Aptera typ-1e will cost about $27,000 with a top speed of 95 mph and range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Soon thereafter Aptera will introduce the typ-1h, a plug-in hybrid version of the typ-1e with a 40-60 mile range on purely electrical energy, and a range of over 600 miles total when in electric/gas hybrid mode, for around $30,000.  On a 120 mile trip, the typ-1h will get 300 miles per gallon.  The shorter the trip, the higher the efficiency.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

Available in late 2008 or early 2009, the ZAP Alias will cost $30,000, have a top speed of 100 mph, and a range of 100 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/el...

Soon thereafter the ZAP-X will be available at a cost of $60,000 with a top speed of 155 mph and a range of 350 miles per charge.

http://zapworld.com/electric-vehicles/el...

Available in late 2008 or early 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/

Phoenix Motorcars will start selling their SUT to individuals in late 2008 or early 2009.  It will cost $45,000 and have a top speed of 100 mph with a range of 100+ miles per charge.

http://phoenixmotorcars.com/

Electric cars are the future of transportation.

Answer 10

yes because when people realize global warming is a big problem and that cars r one of the main reasons they will have to bring back the electric car

Answer 11

If electric cars are to ever become practical, two things need to happen:  One, they need to make the car a long-distance vehicle - capable of 500+ miles at 60+ miles per hour on a single charge, and two,  they need to come up with an environmentally-friendly way to generate the electricity which will be used to charge the electric car's batteries...

Right now, electric cars won't handle a trip to go visit my relatives who live quite a distance away - and I don't want to have to split a 650 mile trip into a two-day ordeal when I can do it in one day now.  The vehicle also needs to be capable of doing pretty much anything a gasoline powered vehicle can currently do (performance wise).  

Regarding the emissions:  While the electric car itself may generate zero emissions, SOMEWHERE emissions are being generated in that electric car's behalf...

Answer 12

Electric cars will only become common when they can match the total performance of petroleum powered vehicles.  This includes, such items as acceleration, cruising speed, cruising range, comfort, cost and refueling cycle time.  To date no competative electric car exists.