TheCarKid

Does anyone think electric cars will be the only cars in the future? Does anyone think electric cars will run by themselves?

Custom

No, there'll be other fuel sources like LP gas and bio diesel, and there'll be hybrids, plus petrol and diesel won't be disappearing anytime soon.
The Nissan Leaf (odd name) is a pure electric car that run's only on battery power.

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traunt

They could be the only cars, but that will take a long time. You and I wont be around to see them.

Yes there are some electric cars around that can run by themselves. However speed and distance is limited. Technology will have to get better if they are to work with out a petrol engine.

cubeboy

Very good idea, As we going to use electric car in the future.. But what about its mileage and what about its top speed???

abdullah

Hi,
I think electric powered car plan is better for keep Environment clean and it is substitute to fossil fuel car

andrewj27

I supposed to ask how much this electric cars are environment friendly? if cars turn to all electric How much electricity demand would increase? Is we are able to catch up those demands?

z3124442

I don't think electric car Mature technology.

TheToolBoxShop

the problem we have in the UK is that Hybrid is as good as it gets until technology catches up, electric can prove to be cost effective when travelling 2/3 miles to work and back but who buys a car that won't make it to the coast or a long haul,

the solutions are being developed as we speak and the overriding factor is replenishment of the batteries charge whilst in motion, i.e. kinetic energy from moving parts (wheels etc), solar energy (what little we get) from sunroofs and panels,

Also there is a range of super capacitors in development that take this energy and stores it to replenish the batteries,

all in all it is early days but yes the foreseeable future seems to be electric.

digitalfanatic

Electric cars is a really good idea, but they are a bit expensive when it comes to the cost. Its maintenance cost is also comparatively higher than fuel powered cars. I would say aim for a semi electronic car. You might want to read something about Toyota Belta

TheToolBoxShop

Mmmm not my personal utopia mainly because you are getting the worst of both worlds, yes I agree hybrid cars (as electric/fuel cars are called) can make the most sense in the UK in 2010, but..... the aim and end goal has to be pure electric,

I fall back on my favourite soundbite that really gets people thinking and it is the illusion of perpetual motion, perpetual motion is impossible but the illusion of perpetual motion is not, I'll be honest and put my hands up, I make the statement to fuel debate and in my lifetime no one has presented a credible example that I have not blown apart, usually because at some point the examples have moving contact parts which in time will wear out,

I digress, we can tip our hats to the laptop, mobile phone and ipad brigade for their development of the battery, when you talk about maintenance just think ahead 10 or 20 years and envisage swapping your batteries over in the same way you swap your laptop battery and your batteries are the size of a small briefcase, and in the same way as flash drives score over sata drives, the less moving contact parts the less maintenance you have, yes?

Quid pro quo, as Hannibal Lecter would say.