re: are there hard numbers on the pollution benifits of electric cars?
"I think it'd be in the best interest of the government to help homeowners buy and install these systems."
The federal govt? As tax breaks?
Apparently wind power is more cost efficent than solar panels- but either aren't very cost efficent.
As far as govt involvement in something, I would like some effort in the direction of reducing urban heat islands and creating systems of giving us a dark sky.
One advantage of electrical cars is they are less noisy- reducing sound pollution would also be good thing.