I am gonna wait until they are selling affordable plug in electric car, what about you?

Question

Until then, I will stick to my skateboard and hang out with my buds at the mall. I hate gasoline. My mom told me all about this and we agree that electric cars that don't cost a lot is the way to go. Just around our neighborhood, it would be pefect. Gold carts are too slow but they will make something better. Not that crazy expensive electric batmobile by GM, the "volt." dumb idea, a $100,000 bummer. I don't want air conditioner or anything but basic transportation - cheap and no d**n gas or corn alcohol. many stupid ideas for alternatives. electric makes sense. but affordable. bet lots of rental places will offer little electrics in all cities soon.

Answer 1

Unless you like running around in a golf cart, hope you can afford one living on your social security.

Answer 2

Don't count on electric cars becoming widespread soon.  Environmentalists do not like the fact that in total, electric cars produce more CO2 and pollutants.  That electricity is not free, it is generated locally by power stations, most often from coal-fired ones.  And don't count on them being cheap either, manufacturers are going to want to recoup any money invested in the development of these cars.  Differences in design will require differences in maintenance, and likely custom proprietary parts, which certainly won't be cheaper.

I'd bet pretty heavily too that they won't make bare bones models, being something technologically new, they'll probably deck them out with the latest in features to encourage buyers to purchase one, similar to how they did with hybrids.