WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?

For every 1 gallon of gas we burn, 19 pounds of carbon dioxide are being released into the air for our family, friends and selves to breathe in. Due to this, in 1989 1 out of every 4, 15-25 year olds were diagnosed with lung lesions and chronic respiratory problems and also in 1990, 41 cases of Stage 1 Smog Alerts were announced. Is this how we want to live our lives? Obviously it is because someone out there killed the one thing that was most certain to save our lives. Yes! That one thing would have reduced global warming & money problems, but most importantly it would have reduced the medical problems that the people we love are suffering from today. That one thing was the Electric Vehicle (EV).
The electric car was made in California and Arizona to be tested out and hopefully receive good consumer reviews to one day have the EV the main source of transportation. The reviews and remarks this vehicle received were amazing! Everyone who drove it loved it and many of those people purchased this car and drove it everyday like they would any other. If this vehicle received such great reviews, why had I not heard of it until now? Why do we not see these vehicles out on the roads as main sources of transportation? What happened to this miracle that could have been?
Alan Lloyd, the chairman of California's Air Resources Board held a meeting for one person from each vehicle company to come propose why the EV should stick around. Everyone thought they had 10 minutes to talk, Lloyd cut there time down to 3 minutes. Absolutely no time for anyone to sum up a 10 min talk. Lloyd killed the mandate in 2003. They EV was no more. Reason being there was no demand for the vehicle. President Bush explained that the state recognized car companies were unable to meet the "Clean-Air" Rules (10% of vehicles from 2003-2008 must be electric or zero-emission). So instead of bringing back the 100% electric vehicle, they settled for the Hybrid; which still uses gasoline and in turn still pollutes the air.
The EV ran solely on battery and ranged from 75 to 100 miles per full charge. The average person drives 29 miles per day. That is ⅓ of a full charge. How was there no demand? Why would anyone say "no" to this wonderful piece of machinery? If the EV were to be brought back and offered to everyone, I would definitely give it a chance to see what it was like and if it could meet my needs as a mom, student and employee. I do a lot of driving, but most of it is not needed. I really believe this could change our world in making it a cleaner and safer environment for everyone!