Originally Posted by donrhummy
I don't understand what speed has to do with oil. The Tesla Motors' new electric car can go 0-60 in 4 seconds with a top speed of 130mph. If you have solar/wind power at your home and recharge the car there you're using a car with zero emissions.
manufacturing these things isnt very environmentaly friendy, and although they are more efficient, it doesnt make the non renewable resource problem go away, not on the scale of auto usage we enjoy now, and the emissions just get shifted out of direct sight
also, beware of these specs for these electric cars, at 30F you can knock off about 50%, the rules of physics and chemical batteries still applies
fast electric cars have been around for quite sometime, the physics and designs arent anything miraculous