A lot of people without electric cars are skeptical--how can driving electric be better when it takes them so long to recharge?  Won't you be stuck waiting for a charge?  They'll never take over from gas cars! Fortunately, nobody is suggesting that we all throw out all of our gas cars and drive battery-only vehicles...more

@kayze_auto: Tesla started offering financing in 2010.   It does not run on AA's.  It runs on laptop batteries, which are a similar shape, but a little bigger.  They are packed in "bricks" that have sensors, and the car has a cellular modem, so it can call Tesla and tell them exactly where a bad cell is, if you wer...more

I was nervous about buying an electric car because it's new and things are different.  Within three months of buying one, my wife and I liked it so much we got a second one.   You aren't going to get stranded; I don't know any EV owners that have ever been towed.  First of all, the Volt has gas an operates exactly ...more

@Jay Murph: The Tesla Model S seats 5 like a regular sedan; then there is a small rear-facing two-passenger seat in the back.  Nobody's seen it; it probably is small.  But remember that the powertrain is under the car, so they've got the whole length of the car for passengers.   @soulfire823: the new plug-in cars u...more