What would be the minimum requirements required so that you would buy an electric vehicle?

Question

What would be the minimum requirements required so that you would buy an electric vehicle?

Answer 1

Much more range per charge than offered now. Much faster charging. Larger than most offered. Less costly.

I would also need to be convinced that it actually reduced pollution overall and not just in the location it is operating. Electric power is just power from an electric power plant and most burn fossil fuel. I am not convinced that when compared to a small diesel with same power it pollutes less.

Answer 2

It needs to charge in a few Minuets and then run 300+ miles at 70 mph with the a/c on. The batteries must last for 200000 miles and not be harmful to make and dispose of and not explode or catch fire in a crash.

Answer 3

I don’t see a formula that allows electric powered vehicles to replace commuter, recreation or work vehicles anytime soon.  It’s feasible that an around town vehicle say 100-150 mi range and up to 70 mph with a normal cruising speed of 50- 55 mph could substantially reduce pollution.   Generous tax incentives would make the vehicle affordable for in town, short trip stop and go driving.

Answer 4

First i want to apoligize if i made some mistake in writing my answer: english is not my native language.

If you are looking for personal opinion, below you will find mine. About government rules don´t know nothing.

In an electric vehicle or any kind of source, i would search for room in order to get my whole family together along the way. Second, i would search for HP´s to go fast enough. Third, i would search for power supply or recharge in a long trip (when no public transportation is available).

Safety for passengers and surrounding people or objects should be considered always.

Answer 5

if its four wheels, range and top speed of 100, and it costs around $30,000 then I'm buying it

Answer 6

I assume you mean the minimum requirements of the EV in order to convince me to purchase it.

If I could afford one I would buy a ZAP Xebra as a second car for commuting purposes:

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

But since I can't, the EV would have to be my primary car.  This means it would have to have a pretty good range, preferably at least 100 miles per charge with a top speed capable of going on the highway, for no more than $30,000.  Something like the ZAP Alias or Miles Javlon.

http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx...

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/04/03/...

I'm also hoping to buy an electric scooter for commuting to work.  My requirements for that are that it have a top speed of at least 25 mph and a range of at least 20 miles per charge, for less than $1500.  I'm hoping to buy this one:

http://www.findchildrensprograms.com/sto...

Answer 7

The minimum requirement is it is for sale where I live.

What is the minimum requirement for a fossil car? Electric vehicles can meet/exceed any of these requirements for speed, acceletration, power, size, seating, load carrying, ground clearence, smoothness, niose,

can have a range >200miles, recharge in <10 minutes

eg http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com

Electric cars are simpler (cheaper) to mass produce and maintain, give a much better driving experience ...

If cars were offered with either fossil fuel or electric motors why would anyone buy the fossil fuel version? (this maybe why GM et al don't give us the option and crushed their evs before most people could experience driving one)

And well to wheel electric is so much more efficient even if the generator uses fossil fuel. Batteries are fully reuseable/recylcable, unlike most of the fossil fuel engine & components.

Answer 8

It would need to perform as well as a conventional car and be competative in terms of cost of ownership.  For example, my current car can do the following:

Travel 200 miles at highway speeds with the air conditioner on on a single tank of gas.  At the end of this 200 mile range, the performance (speed, acceleration etc) is the same as at the beginning.

At the end of the 200 miles I can pull into a nearby fueling station and refill the tank in 10 minutes or less.

I can accelerate from 0-60 in 12 seconds, and it can do this repeatedly as long as there is fuel in the tank.

It can cruise at 70-80 mph as long as there is fuel in the tank.

It can seat two adults comfortably along with their luggage for a weekend trip.

It can keep these same adults in comfort when the temperature outside is as high as 100 degrees F or as low as 0 degrees F.

It cost US$40,000 new.

Show me an electric car that can do all this, and I might consider it.

Answer 9

I would want some assurance that I'm actually doing the environment more good than harm while inconveniencing myself.  If the utility company burns more coal to produce the electricity required to charge all these electric vehicles, then I haven't done anything for the environment.  If the manufacture of the car's batteries requires more energy to produce than I would ever save over the lifetime of the car, then I haven't done anything for the environment.  If the car wears out in half the time of a conventional car, or is a disposal hazard due to exotic materials or chemicals, then I've done more damage to the environment.  So far, electic cars have been a rim-shot.