So, what's the deal with electric cars? – OregonLive.com

So, what's the deal with electric cars? – OregonLive.com: "Luke Tonachel, vehicles analyst with the National Resources Defense Council. 'A clean electric vehicle today will get cleaner over time,' he said, 'because we will be cleaning up the power sector.'

How much could the cars reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming?

The same 2007 plug-in study estimated that annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 would drop by 163 to 612 million metric tons as plug-ins hit the market. For context, that's 2 to 8 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2007."