[backpacker3]

IMO the biggest problem with mainstream appeal of electric cars isn't the range but the recharge time. There are plenty of cars that have a less than 200 mile range on gas depending how you drive but you can stop and be filled up in less than 10 minutes with an electric car you have 200 miles but then hours till you're fully charged. Plus finding a place to plug in isn't as easy as finding a gas station though there are getting to be more and more charging stations. That's why I still think that electric cars won't be the way of the future unless we find a technology that is quicker to recharge or solar panels become efficient enough to be able to recharge cars as they're moving.