Could The Electric Car Save Us?

Could The Electric Car Save Us?
Sept. 16, 2007(CBS) Let's face it: Gasoline-powered cars are a gigantic problem. They pollute, they keep us dependent on foreign oil, and when gas prices go up, they cost a fortune to drive. But what's the alternative?
The problem is, oil is found only where on earth God put it, and He happened to put a lot of it in the Middle East.
Vijay Vaitheeswaran is a correspondent for The Economist and coauthor of "Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future." He’s heard the sales pitches for every solution under the sun - like ethanol derived from corn....