Buy a coal fired car? Just put a steam engine and a coal fired boiler in your existing vehicle, and viola! You have the equivalent of a plug in hybrid. That is unless you plan to mooch electricity off of your employer, via an office parking lot charging system, in which case the electricity you use should be deducted from your paycheck. Everybody has to pay for the energy they consume, and electric & hybrid vehicle users are no exception.
It’s not “mooching” if the employer provides it as part of their benefits package.
EVs work for some people. The problem is when people make a decision to purchase based on the false notion of “greenness” rather than hard cost/benefit and return on investment analyses. I’ve yet to see a single post on this thread playing up the Leaf (or any other alt fueled vehicle) based on it being a “green” option.