Would you buy an electric car?

no i wouldn't buy one.

No... Give me a gas drinking muscle car any day over that! :x

I have no issue with switching to the next form of power plant for my car. I DO have a problem with ugly, fruity looking space pods. Why can't they start putting hybrid or electric engines in NORMAL LOOKING CARS? I don't see why they keep trying to force feed us cars the size of a shoe box. Put hybrid/electric engines in normal cars and they will sell. :)

I would buy one.

I would probably only use it for going around town, but yes.

How long does it take to charge it back up again, though?

I have no issue with switching to the next form of power plant for my car. I DO have a problem with ugly, fruity looking space pods. Why can't they start putting hybrid or electric engines in NORMAL LOOKING CARS? I don't see why they keep trying to force feed us cars the size of a shoe box. Put hybrid/electric engines in normal cars and they will sell. :)

Pirate700

Only if I can keep my regular car for all of my road trips.

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I have no issue with switching to the next form of power plant for my car. I DO have a problem with ugly, fruity looking space pods. Why can't they start putting hybrid or electric engines in NORMAL LOOKING CARS? I don't see why they keep trying to force feed us cars the size of a shoe box. Put hybrid/electric engines in normal cars and they will sell. :)

Engrish_Major

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

I have no issue with switching to the next form of power plant for my car. I DO have a problem with ugly, fruity looking space pods. Why can't they start putting hybrid or electric engines in NORMAL LOOKING CARS? I don't see why they keep trying to force feed us cars the size of a shoe box. Put hybrid/electric engines in normal cars and they will sell. :)

Pirate700

no because so far every electric car makes me look like I'm getting out of a clown car...and I refuse to be that guy....Omni-Slash

Even the Tesla Roadster?

That thing looks rediculous and was canceled. :|

Pirate700

Sorry, I linked to an old model: (this one is in production)

Sure, I would. NOt only would I not buy gas, but I'd also get a nice tax break from the govt :)

But I have a company SUV ( '07 Ford Sport Trac V8 ) that I use for both business & personal use. And I use the truck bed regularly. So, I'd need an electric truck for my needs.

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadilac El Dorado Convertible, HOT PINK, with whale skin hub caps,all leather cow interior and BIG BROWN BABY SEAL EYES FOR HEAD LIGHTS, YEAH! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby, at 115 miles per hour, getting one mile per gallon, sucking down quarter pounder cheeseburgers in the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers.

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That thing looks rediculous and was canceled. :|

Engrish_Major

Sorry, I linked to an old model: (this one is in production)

it's not the style Rikusaki it's the size...I don't need a sports car or something that looks cool....I'm not overcompensating for anything..;)..I just need something that doesn't make me feel like I'm gonna split it in half when I get in...Omni-Slash

Oh, alright. I gotcha! I gotcha by the load, maann!

Anyway, I love the Tesla Roadster.

but wont electric cars just lower demand for oil making it cheaper and just hike the price for coal and electricity? i dont think i want to get electrocuted if i wash my car thanks :Pmonkeyd_93

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadilac El Dorado Convertible, HOT PINK, with whale skin hub caps,all leather cow interior and BIG BROWN BABY SEAL EYES FOR HEAD LIGHTS, YEAH! And I'm gonna drive around in that baby, at 115 miles per hour, getting one mile per gallon, sucking down quarter pounder cheeseburgers in the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers.

-TheSecondSign-

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

That thing looks rediculous and was canceled. :|

Pirate700

Sorry, I linked to an old model: (this one is in production)

That car looks normal to me.

That car looks normal to me.LosDaddie

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"]That car looks normal to me.Engrish_Major

Everything looks better than a prius. And I'm talking GOOD cars too, not just slightly more normal cars. That Chevy will be their typical cheap plastic crap ride. Lets some some luxury cars with a real hybrid. Not like the one Lexus did that only got 1mpg better. :lol:

For me its all about being more efficient with my money. I have 2 criteria:

1) The car itself cannot cost so much more that it would offset any savings that I would get from a combustion car.

2) The actual money I pay for the electricity cannot cost more than the gas I would buy for a combustion car.

Also there are safety issues. Those cars have to be light weight, thus vulnerable to being crushed by a typical car.

[QUOTE="monkeyd_93"]but wont electric cars just lower demand for oil making it cheaper and just hike the price for coal and electricity? i dont think i want to get electrocuted if i wash my car thanks :PPirate700

I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

BTW, does anybody smell the smug?

BTW, does anybody smell the smug?

DaBrainz

No unless the electricity was made through green messures. I would love to have a hydrogen car though. Even though its not perfect the fact that it only produces water is amazing and well worth my support.

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[QUOTE="monkeyd_93"]but wont electric cars just lower demand for oil making it cheaper and just hike the price for coal and electricity? i dont think i want to get electrocuted if i wash my car thanks :PLosDaddie

I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

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[QUOTE="monkeyd_93"]but wont electric cars just lower demand for oil making it cheaper and just hike the price for coal and electricity? i dont think i want to get electrocuted if i wash my car thanks :PLosDaddie

I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]This is what a lot of folks don't think about. If everything goes electric, is it going to cost us $50 to watch TV? Or $25 or charge a cell phone?

DaBrainz

I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]This is what a lot of folks don't think about. If everything goes electric, is it going to cost us $50 to watch TV? Or $25 or charge a cell phone?

DaBrainz

I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

Possibly. But since the vast majority of the coal we use comes from the USA, I see that as a plus.

Also, you guysassuming the USA doesn't build more nuclear plants to generate electricity. Or build new wind farms.

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I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

Pirate700

Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

I think a there are a lot more coal plants than you realize. Almost the entire midwest is ran off of coal.

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I'm sure our power plants & grids would improve to the point where we won't be charged insane prices.

LosDaddie

Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

Possibly. But since the vast majority of the coal we use comes from the USA, I see that as a plus.

Also, you guysassuming the USA doesn't build more nuclear plants to generate electricity. Or build new wind farms.

We would definatly need more nuclear power plants.

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Wouldn't the overall increase in demand of coal increase the price? Edision would have us by the balls.

DaBrainz

I think a there are a lot more coal plants than you realize. Almost the entire midwest is ran off of coal.

No. 100miles doesn't fit my family's needs. We go on road trips every other year or so, so with an electric car we would have to fly and lose more money.

I woould if they coem with good looking designs

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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Only to primative coal plants. Most are nuclear and run off themselves.

Pirate700

I think a there are a lot more coal plants than you realize. Almost the entire midwest is ran off of coal.

Nuclear Power isn't unlimited. The enriched uranium rods do eventually stop releasing neutrons. (I think it's neutrons, it has been a while since I studied physics)