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Do electric cars have enough drive to go mainstream?
Electric cars are ideal cities because they have the infrastructure to make it happen. Electric cars, as they are called, require electricity to work. Long roadtrips on an electric cars? Might not be feasible yet, but nothing is impossible!
Despite their impressive claims, even their most ardent supporters admit electric cars aren’t about to replace conventional vehicles.
Michael Lock, chief marketing officer at THINK, manufacturer of the world’s best-selling electric car so far, told CNN: “Some manufacturers are marketing electric cars in the same way as conventional cars, but that creates confusion.
“They are a niche, and people need to understand their function. They are basically for city driving or commuting into a city, where the round trip is 60 to 80 miles.”
via Do electric cars have enough drive to go mainstream? – CNN.com.
