I have done my research, have you? I am well aware that electric cars don't run on duracell, but much like duracells, the li-ion batteries in an electric car have a finite life cycle, albeit a bit better than household batteries. 50k miles has been found to be the rule of thumb with electric cars, and like I said before but you seemed to miss, those 50,000 miles were powered by coal fire plants in 70%. Car manufacturers prey on your inability to think beyond your electrical socket. "It must be cleaner, it doesnt clog the air with carbon" when in reality, electricity comes from fossil fuels the majority of the time. After your 50k miles are up, the old batteries are disposed of (and they still havent found a way to do this in away that is environmentally safe, think along the lines of spent nuclear fuel), and you have to spend a small fortune on new ones (and you thought a bad transmission was expensive). These are the reasons why most respected environmentalists have dropped the idea of electric cars and moved on to making hydrogen powered vehicles more viable as far as cost, as this seems to be the REAL way of the future. The only ones still pushing electric cars are the auto manufacturers, because they are the gift that keeps on giving them their customer's cash.
