What is the power consumption of this econo-box and how much does it cost per mile in power consumption and how does that stack up against similarly sized internal combustion cars with greater range and a better price tag? And if one foolishly believes in all this global warming hyperbole, what is this car’s ‘carbon footprint’ after figuring in the carbon generated to supply the power to recharge it’s batteries and how does this compare to it’s peers?
Those are the real questions and the answers would probably shock Joe American if he could get out of his man-cave and quit worrying about Lindsay Lohan and Lebron James long enough to actually do math and learn a little bit of basic science.
Alas, he will just assume it’s better just because it’s electric.
Facts matter not. Perception and willful ignorance is what drives public opinion.
As long as it regenerates its own power. I’ll opt for drilling here for oil. Don’t want to plug some car into the electrical every 100 miles. Ridiculous.
So, what IS going on with Lindsay and LeBron?
My electricity cost was 10 cents per kilowatt hour. This gave me an energy cost for my lead-acid EV1 of 2.6 cents per mile. In comparison, my gasoline-powered vehicle that got 22 miles per gallon had an energy cost of 6.82 cents per mile (gasoline cost $1.50 per gallon at the time). I charged by EV1 after midnight when energy cost and usage was low. The energy for charging came from an alternative California Energy Source Company using geothermal energy production.