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alternative energy
May 2009 
Why Electric Vehicles (EV) Rock
Posted on Jul 17th, 2008
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~C4Chaos
~C4Chaos
Here's another case in point why electricity is the most promising alternative fuel that can lead to energy independence.
"CNN's Miles O'Brien profiles Marc Geller, an electric car owner and a passionate supporter of this technology. " [watch video here]
Hydrogen cars, air compressed cars, plug-in hybrids, all good. But electric cars are already in our midst, just waiting for a second coming.
It's good to know that the Toyota RAV4 EV is still out there, driven by hundreds of owners across the United States.
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If convenience sations will have quick-charge plug-in stations, then awesome! In fact, I can't wait to own an EV. But in the interim, PHEVs and such are a great transition vehicle.
My thoughts.
Love this! Thanks!
Well, in concept they are very good, they can haul people around and all that. You cannot make an electric semi, I'm sorry, you need such huge torque you would not be able to store enough energy in order to haul anything a very long distance. Also everyone says that an electric car is green. It's only as green as the processes used to make it and to put the electricity in it. The manufacture of the batteries to make it is sooooooooo environmentally damaging it's not even funny. My father is a bush pilot and I have seen were they mine the raw materials in Canada. Over one hundred thousand acres of land that will never be able to support life in my lifetime again. This is GREEN??? OK concept = good, reality = bad
Hi TheFungi. What kinds of batteries are they mining? Do you have any articles you can pass along that describe the environmental impacts of producing Li Ion batteries in comparison to drilling for and burning oil? Here's what I found: http://www.hybridcars.com/battery-toxicity.html
I'd love to own a car like that, but I'm enrolling in college this fall and not sure if I can afford them. how much is the average cost?
I'm glad there's a discussion about electric cars here! I'm actually quite ignorant, but am very interested. I read a Newsweek article that talked about how some hybrids are somewhat 'fake', as in they're not as good for the environment or conserving gas as the car companies would like us to believe. Does anyone know more about that?