Let's look at things realistically. An Electric car is great as far as the technology goes but you have to consider the source that electricity comes from mostly fossil fuels so I do not see how an electric vehicle could be considered a good alternative when statistics say:
World energy consumption is expected to increase 40% to 50% by the year 2010, and the global mix of fuels--renewables (18%), nuclear (4%), and fossil (78%)--is projected to remain substantially the same as today; thus global carbon dioxide emissions would also increase 50% to 60%.
The key here is the fact that 78% of our energy comes from fossil fuels i.e. coal, oil, nuclear etc.
So charging your car with electricity could put the same or more pollution into the air and use just as much natural resources as a petroleum burning engine.
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Let's look at things realistically. An Electric car is great as far as the technology goes but you have to consider the source that electricity comes from mostly fossil fuels so I do not see how an electric vehicle could be considered a good alternative when statistics say:
World energy consumption is expected to increase 40% to 50% by the year 2010, and the global mix of fuels--renewables (18%), nuclear (4%), and fossil (78%)--is projected to remain substantially the same as today; thus global carbon dioxide emissions would also increase 50% to 60%.
The key here is the fact that 78% of our energy comes from fossil fuels i.e. coal, oil, nuclear etc.
So charging your car with electricity could put the same or more pollution into the air and use just as much natural resources as a petroleum burning engine.