That would make sense for me and my wife. Yes, the electricity comes from somewhere, just like the gasoline. There's always a cost for transportation. Cutting down on reliance on imported fossil fuels seems a worthwhile endeavor to me, though.
As I said, I'm not going to buy one of these things right now. I have an aversion to new vehicles. I try to drive 10 year old vehicles, as a rule. They're very cost effective for me, since I drive low miles each year. I don't commute, since I work out of my home office. We don't take a lot of long trips. My 10 year old cars tend to stay with me for about 4 years, on average, with minimal maintenance costs. I sell them after that time, usually for almost what I paid for them. It all works out very well. Beyond that, having only liability insurance on them is a big savings.
So, I'll wait a bit, and buy one of these fancy electric cars in a few years....used.
You and me both....
Let someone else pay for depreciation. :) Of course, I still carry full insurance, but it hardly costs me anything.... Of course, if gas goes up to $10/gallon and it becomes cheaper to buy a new hybrid or something, I'll fork out the extra dough....