Comments on: What happened to the electric cars and why don’t they make them anymore?

By: freakychinaman

freakychinaman — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:45:08 +0000

Major auto makers are just starting to bring them back. Currently there is a car made by Tesla motors that is available for purchase, but it is extremely expensive. Chevy is also coming out with a car called the Volt. You can also buy a conversion kit to convert your gas car to electric, but that will put you back a few grand. The problem with electric cars right now is that they don’t go far enough. I don’t think there is an electric car that is currently out that can go over 100 miles. Also, the conversion kits I’ve seen can’t get up to freeway speeds, so they aren’t very practical at the moment. I suspect that electric cars will be making a comeback however.

By: aye_itz_anhsturr

aye_itz_anhsturr — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:37:37 +0000

hybrid cars are now the evolution of electric cars.

By: massimo

massimo — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:43:12 +0000

America is about Corporations and all what they
want and think about is to make money and the money come from the cheap oil that we get from
undeveloped countries that’s why we’re in a war
all the time and not just for oil but for everything because the corporations decide ,where the next war should be ????????
Go to Google video and watch :
Who killed the electric car ?

By: Texas Rocket

Texas Rocket — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:09:33 +0000

OK, you guys are working way too hard on this one. See, in order to get electricity to charge the car, we have to burn OIL!

Years ago, many electric companies were exploring nuclear power that would make clean electricity, but too many people were afraid of it. With clean electricity production comes clean electric cars. With oil-based electricity production comes more pollution to charge the batteries.

Hybrids may appear to save you money, but they don’t save pollution. They have to be manufactured in a highly pollution-oriented process. There are no battery trees that I know of.

There is a large supply of domestic natural gas that could help, but theoretically, at least, it would only reduce the pollution and not do anything about global warming.

The answer is: stop using so much energy, no matter where you get it from.

By: Lore

Lore — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:27:19 +0000

They DO make them still. From what I’ve heard, electric cars aren’t as popular as they should be because the oil companies are forcing electric cars to not promote themselves as much as they should.

That, and I hear it’s a pain in the **** t have to charge one - my mom works for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and they have electric cars they use to drive the employees places - they also have charges set up all around their buildings. It’s kind of cool actually.

By: lvcoolbg

lvcoolbg — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:18:12 +0000

GM behaved terribly and that’s why they have fallen behind Toyota… We need to wake up or we are at risk of falling behind the rest of the world in innovation… we risk the environment and our economic sustainability.

By: feelfreeto_dance

feelfreeto_dance — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:34:59 +0000

electric cars are a great idea; but most people who need them to commute do not like to use them because they often run out of energy quickly. with the new hype about hybrid technologies, electric cars have certainly lost they’re buzz.

hybrids are a cross between regular and electric cars; switching to electric when stopped.

however; in the future it is safe to say that there will be high powered electric cars that can be used for everyday use.

By: gypsy girl

gypsy girl — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:17:57 +0000

i seen on tv a talk morning show there in so high demand there’e a 5 year waiting list.

By: Lady D

Lady D — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:54:40 +0000

Well, they needed to be plugged in on a regular basis to recharge. If your commute took up it’s cells, then you had to be able to plug in to recharge in order to go home. VERY few parking garages have outlets, and regular parking lots never do. When they cells got low on charge, the power in the car was pathetic and you could easily get stranded. They were also a royal pain in the **** on long trips. Finding a place willing to let you plug in your car and run their electric bill up that high was hard, or even impossible.
This made the electric only car very unfeasible. They could come back today if people would build an electric solar hybrid that used storage cells to store solar power. These cars could be feasible, although long lasting bad weather would mean you would need to plug in again.

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:03:26 +0000

they are more expensive and car batteries take more power to produce and they are also less efficient.