Why do the democrats talk about electric cars as if they use no fuel and have no impact on the environment? The electricity for these cars must be generated somewhere. It is usually generated in someone else's "backyard" so the pollution from the power plant isn't noticed by most of us.......only the poor suckers that live where the power plant is located. Since the democrats are against nuclear power, most of this power is generated the old fashioned way (engine-generators or turbines that are powered by conventional fuels). This is a very inefficient way to power a car, as only about 90% of the power consumed by the generator is available for use as electricity.....Physics 101. As if that isn't bad enough, disposal of old batteries is a huge problem (by the way, this is more of a problem because of democrat environmentalists), and safety is also a huge problem......large capacity batteries consist of toxic or harmful chemicals that can do a lot of damage in an accident. As usual, democrats and the media go forward with emotion and good intentions, without thinking it all out!