Alternate fuel sources

[Shelby07]

Check out this electric car...http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1
Very expensive right now, but should come down in price as the battery technology improves. I think if this company would have simultaneously worked on producing an affordable version to sell to the masses, they would have had something really groundbreaking.

I like the bio-diesel as a transitional fuel source, but the emmissions still involved make it less desirable for long term use.

Nuclear power is the way to go for most of our energy needs, but everyone should be responsible for producing at least some of their own.
Solar power technology has improved greatly over the years, and is perfectly capable of reasonably producing enough power for the average US home.

Everybody's looking for that one great replacement for fossil fuels. In reality we'll probably need to utilize several technologies to get by.

Do you have any idea what the cost might be? I clicked on the price tag and they said it would be posted at a later date.

[SmokinDVM]

An estimated $85,000 base model,
Fully decked out, $130,000
First 100 sold will be special edition, fully loaded, for $100,000

[MCsommerreid]

Another great aspect of electrics is that if they're built properly they can be far far faster than a conventional car. 6600RPM redline on the gas motor vs 25,000RPM on the electric with more torque. Unfortunately that's a rather large electric motor and would require a rather specialised transmission and rear end, and probably be pretty expensive.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

Biodiesel is a great idea, esp. when you consider how much fryer oil these is to be disposed of, and the mess disposing it makes.