Travis: Electric Cars, "A National Concern."

In the last 10 years, as gas prices have been ever increasing and increasing, and then dropping again thanks to the recession (boo ya!), the talk of alternative means of powering automobiles has been ever increasing. Ethanol, greese, nuclear, are all propositions made to power cars in the place of gasoline. Though the option with the biggest traction is electricity. Several companies have electric models coming out in the next few years. GM, has the Chevy Volt, and Nissan is premiering its LEAF, both are being made affordable thanks to a US governments rebate of $5,000, along with a tax rebate of up to $7,500.

Now it is common sense that these incentives courtesy of our government, ergo: courtesy of our tax dollars, are being offered under the goal of obtaining “environmental sustainability”.However the dirty little secret about electric cars is that they're not as “green” as we think. A 2009 study conducted by the WWF, World Wide Fund for Nature, and IZES found that a mid-sized electric car model would emit about 11 oz of CO2 per mile, compared to 9.7 oz of CO2 per mile for a gasoline powered car.

People in America see our gasoline powered cars as the root of all evil. But if you give a crap about the environment, then you should be pissed off at America's electrical infrastructure, which is dominated by coal, which is what would be powering your "green" electric car.

So to tie it all together; “Do you want an electric car to help the environment?” If the answer is “Yes” then Save yourself some money and get a used car off the side of the road. Because as long as you live in the greatest country on Earth, your going to be doing more harm than good.