It might take a few weeks but it will recharge it.
“range costs between $70,000-$130,000”
I think Telsa has a nice vehicle. But the average Jane and John Doe can’t afford that. Heck I nearly choked on the cost of my truck that I bought last year.
And correct me if I’m wrong (I’m sure you will) but don’t the batteries have to be recharged using electricity? Isn’t electricity generated (for the most part) by oil? How would that defund Iran?
What if there is a power outage? How would one recharge?
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>> “What if there is a power outage? How would one recharge?” <<
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This is the salient point WRT electric vehicles!
Each and every one of them will be a coffin on wheels for anyone caught in one in an evacuation emergency.
Whether it is a wildfire, or one of Obingo’s brothers setting off a suitcase nuke in your town, the electric car is death on wheels.
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We don't use oil to generate electricity in this country. The exception is a few hours a year during peak summer months when we turn on some diesel generators to meet demand. Here is a breakdown of how our electricity is generated in the United States:
| Coal | 39% |
| Natural gas | 27% |
| Nuclear | 19% |
| Other renewables | 7% |
| Petroleum | 1% |
| Other gases | < 1% |
http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=427&t=3
“What if there is a power outage? How would one recharge?”
If you had a Model S then you would have to depend on whatever charge you had beforehand. Although I believe the same could be said for gasoline cars since most gas pumps require electricity to operate. With the Volt you of course can power it with both electricity and gasoline.
It might take a few weeks but it will recharge it.
Electricity is mostly coal. With Natural gas increasingly a part of the solution. But hydro-electric and Nuclear are also used as well. Oil is a very small part of the equation and Natural gas is mostly replacing it.