"How Electric Cars Work"

Howstuffworks "How Electric Cars Work"
I usually tend to focus on the actual fuels in physical form that are considered alternatives. Here's a quick post about electric cars from How Stuff Works. I think living in a cool city, like Austin, TX say, and having an electric vehicle to cruise around in would be near perfect.

Austin has a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) initiative that could make this more of a reality. Electric for the first 40-60 miles, and gas-electric afterward. Kind of the best of both worlds. The average commuter travels 20 miles or less to work everyday so this would cover the commute with electric power and when it's time to visit grandma, you have the gas option. Not so short a post after all but think of the possibilities.