Who thinks we need electric cars now?

Question

I think so cuz of global warming and the "Aptera" is the perfect car to drive, it goes 300 miles per charge for a hybrid, and goes 120 miles for all electric, the charging takes a couple of hours and doesn't cost alot to charge (a few dollars) the all electric cost about $26,000 the hybrid cost about $30,000. Think about you don have to buy gas anymore with the all electric you can learn more about this and reserve one now at http://www.aptera.com/ P.S there's also a video on youtube about this car

Answer 1

We need them 40 years ago...

Answer 2

Electrics and the other promising cars never seem to make it to market, it's always just one more year....again and again.

Cars like the Aptera are in that loop and claim they cannot offer the Diesel hybrid option because they cannot meet the air pollution standards in California...they could sell the car as a kit car and let you get the engine elsewhere which is common plus the fact the thing is a three wheeler and is then looked at a a motorcyccle and not a four wheeled car making collision and environmental standards go away for the most part.

The Aptera would be good for local commutes in mild climates but immagine trying to drive one in the snow or on a slushy road?  Then imagine parking it in a store parking lot or worse yet drive it here in Washington where the drivers seem to be on a mission to destroy one another...the car would be lucky to last a week.

I drove a Smart car last week, fun to drive till I saw how little crumple room there was between you and the front of the car, if you got hit at any speed in the front the first thing that will happen is your feet and legs will get crushed...no thanks!

Answer 3

Global Warming is a business venture so Al Gore and many other corporations can bank off of it and make millions and the government can tax everyone to death.  You're being brain washed.

Answer 4

They ARE building them.  Appeal may be limited by the space age design.  People may feel insecure in them.  Google AFS Trinity Co. or Loremo for possible 150 mpg cars.  Honda just announced they are adding three hybrids to their lineup in 2009 - 2010.  The CRZ is especially interesting.  VW may get in the game. The Ford Escape plug-in hybrids that Ford has at So. Cal. Edison are getting 80 or 100 miles per gallon.  Look for LOTS of choices in 2010.

Answer 5

No. We need to produce hydrogen and use it as fuel in normal engines. Electric does not get the job done in too many circumstances-like long vacations or when towing or for 4x4 offroad operation.

Answer 6

Yes, we need them NOW!

Answer 7

I worked on the EV-1 for GM back in the 80's and we needed them at that time, so we need them more now. $4 per gallon gasoline is going to drive us to electric vehicles, we have no choice.

Electric is the best fuel for automobiles. Maximum torque (the force that makes the tires go around and drives a vehicle) at zero RPM for DC motors and maximum torque at all RPM's for an AC motor make the cars peppy to drive. Commercial interest in battery technology has increased the energy storage of batteries. Yes, we have a way to go, but advances are happening fast.

If you want to take the family to Glacier National park, take the SUV that has been sitting in the garage while you have been commuting with the EV. Or rent a car for a week. Why keep a car you use one week per year?

That is where the EV shines: as a commuter vehicle. Running the kids to soccer practice and making a quick run to the grocer. That is what most people use the car for anyway. All within 25 miles from home.

At night when that filthy dirty coal fired steam generator is making more electricity than we use (they shunt the electricity to the Earth to destroy excess power) the EV is charging up using some of that power before it is wasted. That is a more ecological plan than burning the coal to generate the power and not using it. Even better would be having solar-voltic panels on your roof, but, one step at a time.

Hydrogen uses more energy to separate the H2 from any of the atoms it loves to attach itself to than it makes, plus have you forgotten the Hindenburg?

All the other fuels that we burn are still leaving a carbon footprint, some like natural gas are a very small footprint, granted, but to get the most out of the LPG you have to run a high compression ratio which translates into high heat and that is creating NOX, the thing that leaves a brown cloud in the air when the sunlight hits it.

To convert your existing car to electric is not extremely expensive (less than a used car) and you get to drive a very reliable car that helps pay off the solar panels (oops, the solar panel thing again). An Electric motor has one moving part. A gasoline engine has hundreds and many of them are rubbing directly against each other. Once you have worn out your ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) replace it with an electric motor and you can keep driving the car you are familiar with.

Yes, I think we need electric cars now, don't you?

Answer 8

The problem is vanity.  Most people don't want a car that looks high tech.  They want a "normal" looking car.  As long as people are that shallow, we'll be chained to gasoline.

Answer 9

you cant even buy them...doesnt look so perfect to me...no space....people build a few protos and think they have the "answer"

Answer 10

What your describing is far from perfect for a vast majority of people. I have 3 kids and a wife, only one of whom will fit in that thing. I don't have off-street parking available, so where do I plug it in? My workplace also does not have dozens of outlets in the parking lot, so same question. I live in Wisconsin, which gets pretty cold. Will the all electric model run at all when it's -10° outside?  If I run out of juice halfway to where I'm going, I'll have to sit somewhere (with an outlet) for a "couple hours". Plus, the thing looks like a death trap. I'm not paying  $26K for George Jetson's golf cart, no matter how much gas costs.

What I "need" is for our pansy politicians to quit pandering to the environmentalists and start drilling anywhere there's a trace of oil to be found under American soil. By the time all the oil dries up many decades from now, we'll have perfected hydrogen, fuel cells, fusion, or who knows what. It's not like all the oil will just suddenly vanish and the next day we'll be out of gas. Electric is nowhere near a perfect solution right now.

Answer 11

Evidently not enough.  If the market were there, they would build them.

Answer 12

Yes we do need them now

make them cheaper.