What experience do you have with electric cars?

Electric cars cost so much more than a normal cars that there is no real save in gas. Consider that a normal electric car with a good mileage cost around $40,000.

It seems that I have heard that there is a shortage of places to charge the batteries. Other than that, I know little, but would wait a while to invest in one.

Since I don't have a car and take public transportation to get around, I don't think of cars much anymore. I think we will see more electric cars in the future but I will not have one. I think that there are way to many cars in the cities these days and there has to be a better way.

Honestly, I would ban electrical or petrol cars for all those who are no longer working or reduce the quota of petrol allocation or energy allocation for transportation purposes. The reason is people need to exercise. Some contraption that forces people to use their legs like cycling but with enough stability and cycling which generates the required power by charging the batteries ..or sunlight that charges batteries...hmm...that would help. Only public transport or taxis would be allowed. Thank god I am not the head of any state..lol

When they make them look pretty and have more and faster recharging stations, I may consider one as an extra car.

There is about 6 or 8 towns south of our capital of Perth, Western Australia which form a circle. They are all tourist towns and all have provisions for plugging in electric cars. The towns were chosen so that electric cars could get from one to another and charge their batteries at each. I don't really know how popular they are. That's about all I know about such vehicles.

One of my girl friends has a Toyota Prius and really likes the electric. We have a lot of charging stations in my area, so money can be saved here. Her husband uses the gas for longer trips, so the car really works well for their needs.

i know nothing about them but find it fasinating they make them.

At the mall where we manage we use a shuttle service for people who will be coming from the city proper to the mall , that we call e-jeeps , e being a shortcut for electronic . It's so nice to ride one and it is in a car with open on the side benches and could seat 13 people . So refreshing to ride on it .

We looked into it but since we drive long distances it would not be practical unless it was a hybrid .

I am not hat intereted in electric cars. Firs they need to have charging stations all over the place if you ave one.

If the car's battery gets regenerated while using the car it might not be all that bad. But, I think you have to have s special electrical hook-up to charge them. With the costs of electricity these days, I'm not sure whether there would be enough of a cost savings. Unless you had one of the types that use both gas and electricity. The husband of a old friend used to have one of those cars, but we quit seeing them shortly after he got it so I never heard whether he liked it in the long run or not. I also don't know that I could afford the initial price to purchase one of them either. Are you considering one yourself, or just seeing what everyone else thinks about them?

Well, I no longer have my driver's license, so there will be no more cars for me. But it's something I had considered a while back. I had just needed more information on the electricity. Of course, with the move to the apartment building, I wouldn't be able to have an electric car here. I wonder why we don't have solar powered cars?

I love the concept of electric cars and was considering getting a Tesla, but range is a HUGE concern. A friend of mine has a Nissan Leaf and he loves it, but he'll be the first to acknowledge that keeping it charged is an issue. He happens to have a charging station at work and at home and STILL hangs on to his old gas car to be safe. There just isn't enough infrastructure to support EVs. Hybrids are absolutely the best choice. I'm planning on buying a hybrid as my next car.

I've no experience with electric car ..

i hope to buy an electric car one day.