So, why aren't "we" buying more electric cars?

[TBF]

94. This article in the NYT actually gives a little higher number -

between 10-14 million per year. But it also projects shrinkage in the US Fleet. I've never been an automobile fan so this does not upset me, but I would like to see mass transportation pick up the slack and I'm not sure that's happening. Anyway, here's the article if you're interested -


U.S. Vehicle Fleet Shrank 2% Last Year, Biggest Decline in Decades -- Report

By JOSH VOORHEES of Greenwire
Published: January 6, 2010

Americans scrapped 4 million more cars and trucks last year than they purchased, the first significant drop in the U.S. auto fleet in more than four decades, according to a new report.
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The United States scrapped 14 million vehicles last year while buying only 10 million new ones, dropping the nation's fleet from an all-time high of 250 million to 246 million, according to the Earth Policy Institute.

Lester Brown, the author of the report, said the drop -- the first significant shrinkage the U.S. fleet has seen since record-keeping began in 1960 -- represents a "cultural shift away from the car" and estimated the fleet size will continue to recede during the next decade. He estimated the fleet could shrink a total of 10 percent by 2020.

"No one knows how many cars will be sold in the years ahead, but given the many forces at work, U.S. car sales may never again reach the 17 million that were sold each year between 1999 and 2007," Brown said. "Sales seem more likely to remain between 10 million and 14 million per year."

More here: http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/01/06/06greenwire-us-vehicle-fleet-shrank-2-last-year-biggest-de-80794.html