Who wants an ALL electric car?

[Rike255]

Originally Posted by Purplegrasshopper

Did you read the rest of the thread? There is no evidence that electric cars will do anything to "save our environment." In fact, some suggest that the increase in pollution and waste from electrical power plants would offset any advantages from the decrease in automobile emissions.

And what about the trucking industry? I'd like to see an electric motor haul a 50-ton load.

My post suggested that electric cars can/do in fact help.



For those of you who don't know, well-to-wheel efficiency is a rating that takes into account ALL aspects of consumption of energy from the moment it is dug out of the ground (well), to the moment the energy is used in the car. This includes extraction (numbers on the chart uses natural gas as the energy source for the electric car), trucking, storage, etc.
Bear in mind that this chart is off of the Tesla Motors page (an electric car manufacturer) even they site numerous sources at the bottom of the page. Just keep that in mind before taking it as complete truth.

At present approximately 50% of US electricity is produced via coal, the dirtiest method (and cheapest) available. However, president Obama has made plans to reduce this percentage for the future.

Electric vehicles are still in a very infant stage, why are you worrying about the trucking industry? The change over (if it ever happens) will be an extremely slow process, by that time I'm sure the technology will be far more advanced then it is now. Take a look at the advancements that have already happened in the industry. The argument that an electric motor can't work in a semi-truck does not make electric cars less viable for us.

EDIT: By the way, on the chart, well-to-station efficiency means the same as well-to-wheel except it would measure only to the point in the cycle where the fuel is kept for consumers to refuel (ie: gas station for gas car, electrical outlet for electric car).