(01-12-2010, 09:30 AM)Benny2guns Wrote: There is no way to make a totally electric car feasible without some sort of fossil fuel produced power source. The oil monarchy wins again.maybe not yet as far as production goes but it will happen.
as for charging. many farms in the midwest genrate there own power from wind turbines. i could see some of them setting up their own electric refill stations.
not sure what the renewable percentages are at the moment but even 10 percent is huge across a country like the usa. imagine when it rises to 80 % and it will.
just had a look and 7% of energy in 2006 was renewable. not coal oil or gas. add to that nuclear energy which was 8% and you already had 15% in 2006. not sure what it is now but it has to be higher.
i think within the next ten years we'll hit the 50% mark at least.