Amethyst
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Being on the "green" end of the political spectrum, I'm excited about the potential of electric cars; I'm also cheap, and the hype about electric cars is they only cost $.02 per mile to run.
Given that electricity is generated, in most cases, by burning fossil fuel, and the cost of electricity is going higher and higher, could electric cars end up costing more to run than gasoline-powered ones?
That wouldn't necessarily put me off electric cars, given their advantages; I just want to be aware of facts, not blinded by hype.
(Notice I said "potential" of electric cars....their mileage range before re-charging does not yet meet our key performance parameter).
Given that electricity is generated, in most cases, by burning fossil fuel, and the cost of electricity is going higher and higher, could electric cars end up costing more to run than gasoline-powered ones?
That wouldn't necessarily put me off electric cars, given their advantages; I just want to be aware of facts, not blinded by hype.
(Notice I said "potential" of electric cars....their mileage range before re-charging does not yet meet our key performance parameter).