Reply To: Electric Cars are they in your future?

Over 80% of the electric currently generated in the US is through coal, natural gas or nuclear energy. Hydro electric and wind provide another 15%. Solar only generates 2%. You need to double or triple the output, which can only be done by building more electric plants. Electricity loses power the futher it travels. Coal, natural gas and nuclear plants can be built anywhere. The problem is coal plants which account for 20% of the electricity are being phased out so any new plants are just replacing coal plants. These electric plants need to be spread out all over the country and many states don’t want them.
Another problem is the electric transmittion lines will have to be upgraded to able to take the heavy loads.
Can all this be done in less then 8 years? Doubt it.