[Nifster]

Electric cars require more energy to run them....the electricity comes from plants most of which are not geothermal nor solar

[LogicDesigner]

“Electric cars require more energy to run them....the electricity comes from plants most of which are not geothermal nor solar” -Nifster

In 2013, energy sources and percent share of total electricity generation were:

Coal 39%
Natural Gas 27%
Nuclear 19%
Hydropower 7%
Other Renewable 6%

• Biomass 1.48%
  
• Geothermal 0.41%
  
• Solar 0.23%
  
• Wind 4.13%
  

Petroleum 1%
Other Gases < 1%

Coal and petroleum make up 40%. That means 60% of electricity comes from sources that are less polluting that what is talked about in this article.

“Unless and until there is a major, major, major (did I emphasize that enough?)
breakthrough in battery technology (storage and/or recharging),
electric cars will be limited to the marketplace
of urban, short distance drivers.” -Repeal The 17th

The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt allows you to drive 90% of your miles on electricity by covering your day-to-day stuff, while freeing you from range anxiety when you need to take a spontaneous trip to Alaska. And by the way, all that stuff about fires turned out to be baloney. There have been a grand total of zero Volt fires in the real world.

[LogicDesigner]

“Electric cars require more energy to run them....the electricity comes from plants most of which are not geothermal nor solar”

Oops, I just realized I misread your comment. In what way do you mean they require more energy? The per-mile cost of electricity is 60% less than the per-mile cost of gasoline. That would turn a $300 monthly gasoline bill into a $120 monthly electric bill.