[SuziQ]

If I am wrong about electric cars, then pull your head out of the aforementioned mason jar and argue the facts.....don't simply say "well we have to try" unless you have some reasonable basis to expect a positive result.

Again with the negativity! How in the world will anyone know if something has a chance in hell of wider use if it's not tried? Obviously, there are electric cars right now, so we know that technology is viable. Why can't they be re-imagined for wider use?

[RFEngineer]

"Why can't they be re-imagined for wider use?"

Oh, alright. I may as well just say it: We just suffer a lack of creativity, desire, and, yes....imagination. If it weren't for that (and physics) we'd have viable electric cars for everyone.

[UNGN]

Obviously, there are electric cars right now, so we know that technology is viable. Why can't they be re-imagined for wider use?

The technology is there to have flying cars, too.

The reason we don't all have flying cars is the cost of flying cars isn't worth the benefit of flying cars.

If I could have an Electric car tomorrow for $15K that would have the same performance and cost as much to operate as $15K gasoline powered car, I would go out an buy it. Right now.

1.) It doesn't exist.

2.) There is no indication it will exist in the next 10-15 years.

[EVO X]

Obviously, there are electric cars right now, so we know that technology is viable. Why can't they be re-imagined for wider use?

Electric cars aren't viable for most folks. They are mostly viable for bringing in research dollars and tax breaks at this point.