Originally Posted by ottopottomouse

Fine when they get round to making electric cars with a long range and a 5 minute way of recharging the batteries but you're going to be driving your Challenger for a while before an everyday electric car is really a practical choice.

I have no idea how much of America's electricity is from oil-fired power stations so you may only be shifting from burning it in your car to burning it in a power station and then still end up paying for it either way.