[Olog-hai]

Still wondering how to generate heat in the winter in an electric automobile. Electric trains are at least connected permanently to their power source, whether third rail or overhead wire, so resistive heating is readily available. Internal combustion cars use the heat from the engine (via heat exchange from hot coolant to heater core) to heat the car’s interior; no such device for electric vehicles.

[DesertRhino]

“Still wondering how to generate heat in the winter in an electric automobile.”

Easy, just get one of those kerosene powered Japanese space heaters and make sure to crack a window. And don’t put it in the seat behind you. If you rear end someone, a 2 gallon molotov cocktail will hit you in the back of the head.

[A Navy Vet]

Living in So. California, our main concern would be A/C and how much that draws from the battery. Other areas have the same concerns. Summers in So. Arizona are stifling. Then you have the Southeast States with their heat and humidity. Pretty much the bottom third of the US will need A/C.

As someone mentioned above, what about long distance 18 wheeler trucks, not to mention long commercial trains. They both run on diesel and electric batteries that need recharging are just not feasible. Then you have airplanes. I'm all for chores around town and to work and short trips for entertainment.

Question not asked: If the government got rid of oil production, what would be used for plastics and other products that rely on oil by-products? Look around your office, your medicine cabinet, your entertainment systems - they all use plastic. Yes, I know about innovation. Are the chemists now addressing replacement for said by-products?