[BroncoBeavis]

Originally Posted by The Lone Bolt

So the link you provided cites a study by the Union of Concerned Scientists. I visited their website. Here's some more reading from them:



http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles...tric-cars.html

Nationwide, EVs charged from the electricity grid produce lower global warming emissions than the average compact gasoline-powered vehicle (with a fuel economy of 27 miles per gallon)—even when the electricity is produced primarily from coal in regions with the “dirtiest” electricity grids.

Neat comparison. Again, same game here. You're comparing a $50,000 compact electric with a compact gas-powered car that only gets 27 mpg?

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/25/2...0-mpg-highway/

1999 called. It would like it's fuel mileage standards back.

Some more reading.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1226073103576

Turns out churning out and stuffing a bunch of cars full of cells and cells loaded with heavy metals isn't quite so eco-friendly as it sounds.