There's a glaring weakness in electric vehicles. (It's range anxiety.)

The traffic was bad. It was raining. The windows kept fogging up. And there was no guarantee that a public charging station would be available when she got to her destination. 

My cousin recently told me about the stress of taking her parents' e-Golf, a Volkswagen electric vehicle, to see a show about 30 miles away. Even if she'd overreacted to the possibility of running out of charge (the e-Gulf has about a 100-mile range), she decided her next car wouldn't be electric. 

A few weeks later, she bought a Honda Fit. She brought it over for a ride around my block, touting its great gas mileage, relieved to forget about her charging worries. Read more...

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