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Question: What would happen to our Economy if we all had Electric Cars?

If EVERYONE had Electric Cars tomorrow, and solar panels on our homes, what would happen to our economy? Would millions lose their jobs? Is this why we DON”T have a decent electric car? Has anyone seen the movie “Who Killed the Electric Car?” I think the car makers, the government and the oil industry are working together to keep the US from having an all Electric Car?

Best answer:

Answer by stephen k
The economy would grow in another direction, especially since we have to figure out what to do with the spend batteries

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Question: How will “alternative fuel vehicles” affect the American economy?

The American economy is very dependent on the automobile indutry. We usie vehicles for transportaion of both people and cargo, for recreation (racing, “road trips”, country drives, etc.), as well as for many specialized applications, like ambulances and other emergency vehicles.

With glass, rubber, metal, paint, textiles, fuels, and many other materials needed to make a modern car, I have heard some eatimate that as many as 27,000 people are needed to make one car (with jobs ranging from tapping rubber trees and mining ore to final assembly of the vehicle).

Partially due to enironmental concern and partially due to governemnt mandates, the auto industry is slowly moving toward “alternative fuel vehicles”. These include gas/electric hybrids, “flex fuel” vehciles that can run on ethanol, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and one company will soon sell (in France) a small vehicle that is powered by compressed air.

What do you think will be the effects of this move
toward “alternative fuel vehicles”? Will this affect our economy in a positive manner (or negative or neutral)? Will the effects be long-term or only shoirt-term?

As a car salesman, I am curios as to where you stand.
How will these vehicles affect our economy?
As most answers will be largely based on opinion and/or news articles (since most of us, myself included, don’t have advanced degrees in economics), Best Answer will be awarded to the answer I find most convincing and most believable.

Also, please excuse any typos.
GABY, you are correct that some poeple don’t care about fuel economy. I sellfor a Ford Lincoln-Mercury dealership. We are in a rural area with a lot of farm land (peanuts, cotton, pecans, corn, are some of the bigger crops), so we sell a lot of big vehicles that are actually used for work. We do sell a lot of big vehicles for persoanl use, too, though. Some people are downgrading to get better fuel economy, but just as many want to either keep the same fuel economy or do not care about fuel economy.

I eventually want a larger vehicle (2nd child is on the way), but for the time being,. my 4 cylinder regular cab Ranger and my wife’s Ford Focus work just fine. I am 6’3″ and I can drive either one of our vehicles, so I don’t buy the excuse of “I’m big, so I need a big vehicle” that I hear on a regular basis.

I am personally in favor of vehicles with more fuel economy, or an alternative source (like compressed air). I would persoanlly like to see this is a car at least midesize
(such as Ford Fusion), as well as in a truck large enough to fit myself, my wife, and both kids. (Ranger doesn’t do this)

Best answer:

Answer by campbelp2002
Flex fuel cars would help the economy greatly. They are not more expensive and can burn gasoline or alternative fuel. If all gasoline cars on the road were flex fuel, that would encourage more alternative fuel stations to spring up. Any diesel car can burn either petroleum based diesel OR bio diesel, so we should make all gasoline cars able to burn ethanol or methanol as an OPTION, especially since it is little or no cost. The Chevy Impala has a zero cost flex fuel option for example:
LZE 3.5L V6 SFI Flex Fuel Engine;
See the source (it may take a minute or more to load).

Any reduction of our dependence on oil, and especially imported oil, will help.

What do you think? Answer below!