Electric cars ..do you charge the battery in a special "outlet" from the home, how far can you drive on a

Question

single charge and where do you charge up if you are away from home? Would charging an electric car cause a significant increase on your electric bill? I don't know much at all about this type of vehicle and I don't drive but I was just curious.Thanks for any input.

Answer 1

will some electric cars you charge it from an outlet but the increase in the bill would decrease  the oil bill,but mostly electric cars use onther techniligy

Answer 2

Bear in mind that if electric cars ever become practical, which they aren't, they won't be quite as inexpensive to drive as everyone says.  That's because they require roads, bridges, traffic law enforcement, and all the elaborate infrastructure that's currently supported by gasoline taxes.  When cars don't use gasoline, they'll be taxed on road usage, probably with a locked odometer or a transponder that tells the state and Federal agencies how far you've driven in a month, and then you get a nice bill in the mail.

Answer 3

Electric cars are a "catch 22" for environmentalists.  Yes they save gas, but they drive up your electric bill.  They are not practical.  You can drive 40-60 miles on one charge, then they have to be plugged in for an average of 12 to 14 hours.  Yes you can plug them in to your house outlet.  What a waste of electricity.  Very expensive!!!

Answer 4

Yes it would increasee your electric bill. Electric cars have a bad problem. At present the range is less than 200 miles. To increas the size of the batteries is not the answer as the batteries are so heavy. Then as the batteries age ,they will last less milage every time it is charged. To be practical the range should be 600 miles.

Answer 5

there are places where you can charge them around town look for locations near your route

Answer 6

Current electric cars can recharge from any standard 110-Volt outlet.  For example, the ZAP Xebra is currently the best available:

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicle...

Recharging an electric car costs about 2-3 cents per mile.  In comparison, if gas costs $4 per gallon, a 30 mpg car costs 13 cents per mile to refuel - about 5 times as much.  So yes it will cause your electric bill to increase, but overall you'll save a lot of money on fuel.

There are also a number of long-range highway speed electric cars and plug-in hybrids set to come out in the next year or two.  They will be able to recharge at a standard outlet over several hours, and have the option of having a rapid recharge (approximately 10 minutes) at special high voltage recharge stations.

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 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 2009, the Miles Javlon will cost $30-35,000 with a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 120 miles per charge.

http://www.milesev.com/index.asp#hsv.swf

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/

Available in Fall 2009, the cityZenn will have a top speed of 80 mph and range of 250 miles per charge.  No price has yet been established.

http://www.zenncars.com/  

http://www.zenncars.com/media/documents/...

Answer 7

The added cost to your electric bill required to charge an electric car is a fraction of what it currently costs to fill up a gasoline powered car. I believe the estimated power required to charge the new Tesla Roadster will cost you about $3 per charge (220 miles). The pollution caused by the power plant you get the power from also creates only a fraction of the pollution of a gas powered car for the same amount of energy (even if it's a coal burning power plant). Anyone who tells you otherwise is an idiot or a liar.