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Originally Posted by techweenie

The point is, there is no alternative to fuel sources for petroleum-based vehicles and there are many alternative fuel sources for electric based vehicle drive systems.

To prove this is true, just look at Germany.

Germany Sets New Record, Generating 74 Percent Of Power Needs From Renewable Energy | ThinkProgress

Yeah, but Germans also consume 1/2 the energy per capita compared to the US. Conservation and efficiency are big over there and no gas guzzling monster pickups either.