If there where a common battery pack for electric cars, then the spent batteries could be excanged at a station like cars cuurently stop at gas stations. With the e/car range problem solved, there's NO reason to pursue other technologies and the gas powered pesonal vehicle can die a quick death! Can somebody pass this on to Elon Musk?

This is a opinion based question…I plan to use it in my informal essay. Please, I ask that you answer thouroughly and thoughtfully. Even if you can't make it detailed atleast state your opinion, and please make an informed decision. I did search the Pro's and Con's of electric cars, but technology and other plans have changed since a year ago:

Li-po, Li-ion, SCiB batteries
Lighter, more efficient electrical systems
Telsa Roadster, UEV Spyder, Zap-X

So even if you can't leave a detailed answer, please state your opinion. Plus, you get points for answering

Shai Agassi, founder and CEO of Better Place, his company is working on creating sustainable transportation systems. Hes teamed up with Renault-Nissans Carlos Ghosn to transform Israel into an electric car Mecca and hes working with other governments around the world to forge public/private partnerships that will tackle the transportation side of climate change You can follow his ambitious plans on his blog, The Long Tailpipe.

We have now removed the ICE and cleaned the bay and are ready to install the motor.

I saw on the internet that there's a company that makes a kit that turns hybrid cars into plug in hybrids. I think I read those modified hybrids can then go up to 30 or 40 miles on electric power alone. Given, those kits cost about 00. Here's my idea…. If a company can build a kit like that to upgrade an existing car, why can't one of the big automakers build an electric car that goes 30-50 miles on a charge? They just have to market it as a "30-50 mile a day" car because there's always those people that whine "but you can only go 50 miles….". What percentage of the population actually drives more than 50 miles a day – maybe 10%? That means the "50 mile a day car" is useable by 90% of the driving population (other than people who use pickups, but they could make those too). Plus, electric cars are much simpler which means they're more reliable and less expensive to manufacture. I guess my question is why doesn't any of the big car companies build one already? Who agrees with me?
Yeah, the batteries take up alot of space – so? Build the car in such a way it can accommodate those the battery. And I'm not taking about HYBRIDS – I'm talking about a strictly ELECTRIC CAR.
I don't think "hondab" can read – I said 30-50 miles a day. And those kits I mentioned, it said it would raise your electric bill 65 cents a day…
And that 0,000 figure the big car companies threw out there – I'm sure that was for a car with a 200 or 300 range. Make one that only goes 50 miles a day….. I know it can be done for less than ,000.

electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com Mitsubishi i MiEV electric powered by lithium-ion batteries with 100 miles (160km) range and top speed of 80 mph (120km). This car will be available in UK/Japan mid-2009 and Australia/NZ late-2009 (all Right Hand Drive countries)Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline …

(this is the old low-res version, that was uploaded before YouTube went High-Def.) It’s a convertible. It was cheap. It has four seats, and a musty smell. And he’s past the point of no return. Join a totally non-mechanically-minded newbie on his quest to build an electric car that doesn’t look like it fell out of a cornflakes box.

I read that batteries used or planned to be used in electric vehicles have problems on being recycleable. Is it true?

I have been researching EV cars and conversions and am wondering about using a generator instead of batteries. I am not an enviro-nut concerned about making an emission free vehicle, just one that is cheap to drive. It seems to me that using a generator to power the motor, although it would use gas, would be way more efficient than a normal gas engine that is in a car, and would be lighter than batteries. Also, if it is a diesel generator I could run bio-diesel to cut back on emissions. Am I correct in this assumption?

Electric cars have to be charged through the power grid. And there’s more “chemistry” involved in manufacturing toxic batteries for them. With the manufacturing process as well as lifetime charging, is CO2 production decreased by a significant amount?