Are Electric Cars Shaping Up To Be The Biggest Consumer Flop Since The Edsel?

I like the idea of electric cars. Heck, I've driven them, and downright enjoyed doing so. The inner geek within me yearns for a car that makes no noise other than a suppressed electric whine, and that glides down the highway like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie or Knight Rider.

So let's just get this out of the way: I do not hate electric cars. In fact I think they are awesomely cool, and are an incredible technical achievement.

That being said, at this stage of their technical development, and given other issues related to the production of electricity in this and in many other countries, I don't think they are even close to being ready for prime time.

 

TheSteve - 5/28/2013 12:57:37 PM

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Yes.

vdiv - 5/28/2013 1:30:45 PM

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Here we go again! You guys need a new category, call it "Opinions", as this certainly is not "Misc News".

Actually, come to think of it, that may be the only category AutoSpies really needs :p

HughJass - 5/29/2013 12:22:30 PM

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Electric cars need a company like Hyundai who are willing to build a $50K and sell it at $10K thanks to government ghost subsidies.

Soakee - 5/31/2013 8:30:03 AM

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"...an incredible technical achievement." What?! Electric cars have been around for over 100 years; they're not a new idea.

"...issues related to the production of electricity..." What?! Funny, I've yet to hear that we have ANY electricity production issues. If so, then there are bigger problems that the limited range of electric cars.