Professor Elam

The problem with the electric car idea is of course the battery. Conventional lead acid batteries are too heavy and have to be re charged for extended periods. So read about the lithium air, or lithium ion (now) or lithium sulfur batteries. My personal take is the we the people should be allowed to drive the same vehicles that governments allow themselves to drive but forbid us to drive. Example, city parks and college campuses are dotted with kawasaki mules and john deere gators, the mule in particular strikes me as a handy urban, no freeway use, runabout. It uses little material and runs on a sub one liter engine getting fabulous mileage, think a four wheel motorcycle. 

I am skeptical of battery technology becoming a realistic alternative in my lifetime but we shall see.