[berettafan]

we did the math on a tesla s using a tesla websites quoted charging prices. compared it to an accord. I want to say the fuel savings was about $30/mo.

that was without accounting for the much, much cheaper accord and the cost to replace batteries. also doesn't account for residual value.

bottom line is while it's neat to get instant torque I don't see a reason to buy one.

looking at this from a broader perspective I have to think electric cars make the most sense in an urban environment. which, btw, is best served by utilizing mass transportation, not large numbers of electric cars.

further if electric cars were to prove wildly popular you've got to ask yourself where this electricity is going to come from. cheap evening time electricity? guess what-it won't be cheap if we're all plugging in at 7pm. nor will there likely be enough supply. yes, that's right---electricity is not some bottomless pit of energy. fact is we don't have enough generation capacity as it is. that is why the commodity of electricity is so expensive at peak times.

it seems to me electric cars have a real issue. they make some sense for certain users so long as not too many people partake. but for the builders to make money (many, many cars) the users will suffer as fuel prices will skyrocket.

time to move on to hydrogen?