Second, we need the electric car industry to produce 1) a 4 door mid-sized family sedan 2) a full sized pickup (for those who actually need one). Both vehicles need to able to do 300 miles before rechargin.”

Let’s be factual. First of all, LESS than 2% of electricity generated in the United States comes from petroleum. Secondly, as a poster said before, small internal combustion engines are inefficient and dirty. Even if all the electric cars ran on electricity generated by coal in this country, the environmental impact would still be less. Not to mention, that Obama plans on increasing our renewable resource production, and electric cars give the driver the freedom to use clean energy (not an option with standard cars).

Secondly, many electric power plants generate electricity at the same rate, but energy is used in spikes mostly in the morning and afternoon. As electric cars would probably charge at night, they wouldn’t have a very great affect on the power grid, and wouldn’t require that much more energy to be produced.

I agree with you that there needs to be more types of electric vehicles, although why 300-miles? That seems pretty arbitrary. Many electric cars would work as commuter vehicles, and I hope your commute isn’t 300 miles. Also, to extend the range, several companies are developing battery-trailers which you could rent for longer trips.

I hope you found this information valuable.

Also Nuclear Power is NOT a viable alternative.