What Are The Electric Cars?
August 18, 2008 by admin
Filed under Electric Cars
Electric cars are exactly what they sound like – cars that run on electricity. Electric cars actually run on a battery that is charged by electricity, but they don’t run on gasoline at all. These are different from the hybrid cars that are so popular on the vehicle market today, and more affordable. Hybrid cars use both electricity and gasoline, sometimes simultaneously and sometimes independent. Both cars are more environmentally friendly than a gasoline car, but electric cars are much more so.
Electric cars haven’t quite hit the market running yet. They have been developed and tested, and apparently the batteries have been improved since the first electric car to allow for up to 200 miles between charges. Unfortunately, according to an award winning documentary, the government and oil companies decided that the electric car would not be beneficial to their bottom line and killed the whole idea. This, of course, is speculation, or some would call it a conspiracy theory, but it doesn’t make sense that the car companies would spend so much time and money to produce such a car only to shelve the idea without ever allowing consumers the chance to purchase them.
One company did put a limited number of electric cars up for sale, but they are not really a car in the traditional sense and certainly don’t make sense for families to own. This car is more like a framed in motorcycle with four wheels. It is a two seater, but with the second seat behind the driver. It’s an odd looking car, but who cares? If it helps the carbon footprint then it will sell. It has sold, in fact. George Clooney was so impressed he bought one of the first to roll out. Way to go, George, for setting a great example!
Until the government and oil companies (if you believe this theory) allow true electric cars to be purchased by the general public, it looks like we are stuck with hybrids. Hybrids are most certainly a better choice than full gasoline cars. They give off much less greenhouse gas emissions and they’re not much more expensive than a gasoline car. It is argued that the extra you pay for a hybrid car will be returned before the car is paid off in gasoline savings.
I agree, the biggest problem is that Electric cars are very expensive. It is cheaper to buy lamborghini or ferrari =))
Governments are obviously in cahoots with the oil companies. They will bleed oil dry before electric cars become cheaper. It’s a shame, because there’s such an obvious environmental benefit to electric cars.
Hi, interesting post. Now the winter months have arrived I am starting to see the difference in my energy bills compared to last year. Someone needs to do something and find a way of producing cheap electricity or we are all going to freeze to death.