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Why Go Electric?

"Your choice of transportation has a greater effect on the environment than any other choice you make as a consumer."

Total reliance on petroleum for the US transportation sector cannot be sustained this century - - we must find other fuels. Governments and ultimately consumers are demanding cheaper and cleaner energy sources.

Government officials, concerned citizens and environmentalists all over the world support Electric Vehicles because they can improve air quality, enhance national security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The future is electric. Countries throughout the world recognize the need to move to alternative modes of transportation as limited natural resources grow scarcer. Governments also look to zero emission vehicles to combat pollution in their cities.

Reduce Your Environmental Impact

Not just for kids anymore, today's electric bicycle technology provides clean and convenient ways to get around, run errands and even commute to work or school.

You don't have to get rid of your car,
just use it less.

Cars and light trucks, which include sport utility vehicles, pickups and most minivans, emit more than 300 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year in the United States. The transportation sector alone is responsible for about one-third of our nation's total production of carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming.

Responsibility for the situation lies with every individual on the planet and every person has a duty to reduce their personal environmental impact. You don't have to wait for congress to pass the Kyoto Accord, take responsibility for your own emissions now.

• Most motorists don't realize that a quick one-mile trip to the shop emits up to 70 percent as much pollution as a ten-mile excursion with several stops.
• Taking any kind of alternate transportation just one day during the work week can reduce our dirty air by 20%.
• Electric and natural gas powered cars can now use the Carpool lanes.
• Most alternative fueled vehicles have substantial rebates and lower fuel and maintenance costs.
• More and more employers are recognizing the benefits of telecommuting. Working in the relaxed comfort of your home sure beats fighting the traffic.
  

• SUV's pollute 3 to 5 times more than regular passenger cars. This is due to poorer gas mileage and less stringent pollution control devices.
• SUV's (trucks, minivans and Sport Utility Vehicles) are classified as trucks and trucks do not have the same smog requirements as passenger cars, due to a loophole in the laws.
• Light trucks crashing into cars account for the majority of fatalities in vehicle to vehicle collisions.
• Less than 10% of SUV's are regularly used off-road in 4x4 conditions.
• Outside the middle east, has anyone ever actually seen a Hummer full of people?

Why go Electric?