Leaf Nismo RC on the track

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Electricity isn't a fuel, it is a method of transmitting and storing energy. The electricity still has to be produced, which right now is still primarily by fossil fuel combustion. Running cars on electricity solves the city pollution problem but not the fossil fuel problem. Sure there are other methods of generating electricity, but none of them are perfect, and for right now fossil fuel is still the most cost effective. Battery technology and charging technology also needs to improve in leaps and bounds for this to be a vehicle technology for the masses, but you've got to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Isamu

in my state almost 50% of the power is generated by the wind!

Originally Posted by Isamu

in my state almost 50% of the power is generated by the wind!

Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

Yes but your state has the population of the City of Boston spread across the area of a good sized European country! I'd love to see more wind everywhere but it's not a cure all especially in the high population states.