What is the power consumption of this econo-box and how much does it cost per mile in power consumption and how does that stack up against similarly sized internal combustion cars with greater range and a better price tag? And if one foolishly believes in all this global warming hyperbole, what is this car’s ‘carbon footprint’ after figuring in the carbon generated to supply the power to recharge it’s batteries and how does this compare to it’s peers?
Those are the real questions and the answers would probably shock Joe American if he could get out of his man-cave and quit worrying about Lindsay Lohan and Lebron James long enough to actually do math and learn a little bit of basic science.
Alas, he will just assume it’s better just because it’s electric.
Facts matter not. Perception and willful ignorance is what drives public opinion.
Many people do not drive more that 40 miles on the average day. I drove a GM EV1 as my personal car for two years. I seldom drove over 25 miles per day. Of course, we had normal car as the family car.
