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Are electric vehicles the answer to high gas prices?

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No
49% 176 votes Total: 360 votes
Yes
51% 184 votes
  • 1 of 14

    by Rajiv Mahajan

    In the long run electric vehicles are not the answer to high gas prices. It may appear to be so to the few who can avail of these vehicles today. But if we consider the scenario...read more

  • 2 of 14

    by Joseph Whalen

    The emerging technology behind today's electric vehicles is several years away from practical replacement of the internal combustion engine. The gas price crisis is a real issu...read more

  • 3 of 14

    by Barry Williams

    High gas prices are a fact of life. Don't bother to dream about petrol ever coming down to price levels of years ago. It's not going to happen. Electric vehicles are not th...read more

  • 4 of 14

    by Sammy Stein

    To make a vehicle weighing over a ton move at speed over a certain distance requires a certain amount of energy. That energy needs to be obtained from an energy source. For us,t...read more

  • 5 of 14

    by Mona Gallagher

    Electric vehicles are environmentally friendly and a great concept, but they are not the ultimate answer to high gas prices when you consider the current fuel technology. Electr...read more

  • 6 of 14

    by Anthony Ocasio

    The high cost of fuel has everyone talking about electric vehicles. While a viable alternative, I don't believe that they are the golden answer to the million dollar question, t...read more

  • 7 of 14

    by Nathan Ball

    No, electric vehicles are not the answer to high gas prices. Think of it this way, if you were a big oil company, and people started driving electric cars all the time, wouldn'...read more

  • 8 of 14

    by Chauncey Dumfry

    This is an interesting question, a tad misguided, but interesting nonetheless. I voted for the "No" side, simply because I think electric vehicles are in a way unrelated to gas ...read more

  • 9 of 14

    by Michele M. Stewart

    Electric vehicles are not the answer to the problem of high gas prices today. I say this with a couple of key points in mind. At this point they are more expensive to purchase...read more

  • 10 of 14

    by Jason Luddy

    As an automobile enthusiast, I would not replace my gas vehicle by a electric one now. And I am sure that electric vehicles are not the answer to high gas prices. I bought a ele...read more

  • 11 of 14

    by Bill Whitney

    I do not think that electric cars are the answer to high gas prices. Get rid of George W Bush and Richard Cheney would probably help more at the present time than electric cars...read more

  • 12 of 14

    by Julie Dailey

    Are electric vehicles the answer to high gas prices? I have no definitive proof that electric vehicles would be the answer to high gas prices but I don't think they are the c...read more

  • 13 of 14

    by Leslie Schwab

    Electric vehicles could be the answer to high gas prices, but their development has run into many obstacles. Electric vehicles have been in use for well over one hundred years....read more

  • 14 of 14

    by cubsphan

    i think in the long run they will not be as efficient because you have to take care of them more.you have to make sure they are charged before you go anywhere and if you have to...read more

  • 1 of 11

    by Jaime Porter

    Gas prices have become dangerously high and the media states that prices for gas are going to climb even higher in the coming months. The earth's oil supply is dwindling and the...read more

  • 2 of 11

    by Joseph Malek

    For more than 80 years people have been creating and building electric vehicles within the United States of America and also within other Countries of the World. As the years pa...read more

  • 3 of 11

    by Sam Midling

    The only thing that should ring in your head when asked a question like this is a definite and resounding "HECK YEAH!" People get easily confused these days when it come...read more

  • 4 of 11

    by Scotty Mack

    There is nothing more important to the economy of this country than ridding ourselves of our dependence on foreign oil. The escalating price of gasoline has caused virtually eve...read more

  • 5 of 11

    by Richard Saare

    Question: Are electric cars the answer to high gasoline prices? This in effect is a double edge sword and could be answered with both yes or no, first and foremost; the Hydro...read more

  • 6 of 11

    by Arthur Zynda

    Electric vehicles are not the only answer to high oil prices, but they might be the best. As a transportation fuel, electricity has some definite advantages over other alternat...read more

  • 7 of 11

    by David Furritus

    Well, it would be a nice start. Electric vehicles (or at least the technology behind them) have been around for about three decades, but they've constantly been held back bec...read more

  • by Glenn O'Dell

    Oh yes! In fact, it's not just desirable, it's inevitable. You ask why? It's the natural course of development. If you look back far enough in the early development of the autom...read more

  • 9 of 11

    by Christian Bentley

    To start things off, I know nothing of the experience of buying gas for myself, nor do I own a car. My knowledge on Electric vehicles isn't up to par either. Still reading? I h...read more

  • 10 of 11

    by Mary Edwards

    Yes I do believe that electric vehicles are the answer to high gas prices. We have come a long way from the electric cars of yester years.We have soared into the future with ...read more

  • 11 of 11

    by Ian Black Trippen

    Yes, because the potential benefits of an improved electric engine and battery running our vehicles outweigh the cost to improve them to the point where they can compete directl...read more

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