In general the answer is yes. Electric vehicles need to be recharged and must draw that electricity from somewhere else. If the electricity comes from a coal-burning power plant, the electric vehicle is still part of a pollution cycle even though it doesn't emit greenhouse gases itself. Even so, it's easier to control emissions on a single point of

It's partly because batteries are expensive replacing one can cost several thousand dollars. But it's also because the price is what the market will bear. It's not the cost that drives the price up as much as it's the demand.

Most people drive fewer than 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) a day -- well within the range of most electric vehicles. You can recharge your vehicle once you get home. But there are also recharging stations in some parking facilities that you could use to give your batteries a boost if needed. We're still pretty far away from anything resembling a natio