Just Wondering wrote in news:4ff3ee05$0$14761$882e7ee2@usenet-
news.net:

On 7/3/2012 1:44 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
Coal-fired power plants are a complete disgrace to humanity. Electric
cars should be cheap enough for everyone to have at least one ...

And what will be the source of energy to generate the electricity to
power that many electric cars? Little hampsters scurrying in cages
under the hoods?

Nuclear power.