Do any of you making comments here actually own an electric car? Well I do and have been happy with it. I have a Nissan Leaf that cost me $240 a month and about $30 a month increase in my power bill. So for $270 I have a commuting vehicle that will go 100 miles on a single charge and plugs into any 110V outlet to charge. I have about a 35 mile roundtrip commute so range is not an obstacle. Do I own more that one car? Yes. I have 4 drivers in my house hold so we have multiple cars. I sold my truck that was costing me about $300 a month in fuel cost alone. Did I buy it the Leaf to go green and save the planet? Nope. I do realize that those who push this and other cars based solely on green energy are missing the bigger picture. No matter what type of energy you use fossil fuels are used to either produce it directly or indirectly. Solar panels are made with plastics(fossil fuel). Uranium is mined with fossil fuel operated equipment. Wind mills are made from raw materials that needed fossil fuels. 95% of electricity is produced with fossil fuels. So are electric cars saving the environment? Not a chance. Big picture remember. What the electric car is doing for me is saving me money on my daily commute. Is it for everyone? No. If you commute more that 75-80 miles round trip then it is not for you. But if you commute less than 50 miles daily and own more than one car then it is something worth looking at. Besides if you live in cities like Nashville that has charging stations all around town that are free, then it is almost a no-brainer. Plus the feds are going to give you $7500 tax credit for going green (you gotta love liberals.lol) So yes I own one for the pure capitalistic venture of it saves me money.
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