Some people ask the stupidest questions! (old, dead link)
That article refers to electric cars in 1900 constituting 34% of all cars on the roads (in Boston, Chicago, and New York), and then asks why it is less than 1% in the present day.
The reasons are simple:
- ridiculously low range
- lack of charging points
- lengthy charging times
- huge expense
When an electric car can do 500 miles on a full charge, be “refuelled” in as many places as there are gas stations at the present time, cost the same as a normal car, and take a minimum 75% charge in less than 5 minutes, then they will become acceptable.
In the meantime, having a maximum range of about 80 miles, with charging points being rarer than hens teeth, and a 75% charge (i.e. maximum 60 miles range) taking half an hour (12 hours if you want to “fill it up”), and costing 2-3 times the price of a normal vehicle, electric cars will remain the preferred choice of the over-earning plonker with more money than sense who doesn’t really need a car at all.