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Why are oil companies afraid of the electric car?
oil companies rely so much on people buying there fuel for there cars, that if everyone would get electric or solar cars, then they wouldn't make a large profit.
What car companies are bulding an electric car?
Mitsubishi, General Motors, Toyota and Tesla are all building electric cars.
What companies provide insurance for electric cars?
There are many places that offer insurance for electric cars. Among the most popular are Met Life and State Farm. There is also Electric Insurance which offers electric car insurance to be purchased online.
What are the major issues involved in requiring car companies to produce electric cars?
The major issue is that a market has to exist for them. You can't require companies to build a product that they can not sell. Electric cars at this point are expensive and don't meet the needs of all customers.
Does Hobby Lobby have pinewood derby cars?
They do.
Why do people use cars with gasoline and contaminate while they can use electric cars?
Because the owners of oil companies are extremely rich, and wish to become richer. Electric cars would put them out of business, so they simply pay the people who wish to produce electric cars a large amount of cash, and in return they don't make them. Otherwise we would probably all have electric cars already.
How do electric cars harm the environment?
Electric cars themselves do not harm the environment in any way. The only harm that can be done by an electric car is the misuse in disposing of the battery. Other then that the only pollution that can be caused by electric cars is when your recharging your battery and the only way it can cause pollution is because utility companies that provide electricity do so in non renewable ways
What is the diffrenece between cars in the late 1900s from cars in the early 1900s?
In the early 1900's cars were hard to control(no electric steering),used leaded gas, and were made from cheap parts(some companies) Todays cars have electric steering, high grade materials, and use safe unleaded gas.
What factors might prevent car companies from making cars with better fuel efficiency or cars that use alternative energy sources?
The gas and oil companies. They bought out the electric car from GM because they realized that was less money in their wallets. There is a Movie out there called Who Killed the Electric Car that will tell you more about this topic.
What are all of the hybrid electric cars?
Hybrid cars are not the same as an electric car. Electric cars run on electric power exclusively, while hybrid cars use a combination of electric energy and another fuel to run.
When were electric cars available?
The first electric cars appeared in the 1880s.
Is it true that big oil companies suppressed electric car technology in the sixties?
No. I don't think oil companies had anything to do with electric cars not being developed in the 1960s. There was no battery technology at the time that would make electric cars practical. However, some people believe oil companies pressured General Motors to scrap the their EV1, a viable electric car, in the 1990s. I don't think it's known whether this is true. GM claims the public rejected it because of the limited driving range of the battery.
