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A few questions about electric cars
Just had a few general questions about electric cars, when it comes to their bottom line. The overall efficiency, and fuel savings, as well as environmental impact. I'll just number 'em.
1. How much does it cost in electricity, to "fuel up" an electric car, to go say... 300 miles. The average I'd expect a car that gets fairly decent mileage these days. Its costs me about $40 to do that in my toyota yaris. Roughly. So if for example, my electric bill is $200 a month, and now I add charging a typical (full electric, non hybrid) car to that bill, what is the extra cost going to be? Is it going to be less than paying for gasoline? I assume so, but by how much?
2. How the heck do you run an air conditioner, power steering, and power brakes on an all electric car? Or even an efficient heater that does a good job? I'm willing to make the sacrifice of paying for gasoline in my Yaris, if it means I get an air conditioner, power steering, power brakes, and a heater lol. I'm not willing to sacrifice all those things unless I absolutely have to. Which currently, none of us do. Currently.
3. Is the overall environmental impact of a full electric car less than that of a gasoline car? You have to take into account not just what its putting out once its on the road, but where the fuel actually comes from. Burning coal to make electricity for our electric cars isn't exactly environmentally friendly. Nor is it friendly if the actual production of the car itself, pollutes more than producing a vehicle that consumes fossil fuels.
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