Electric cars have actually been around for almost 100 years. If you didn't know this, feel free to buy a copy of the great independent movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Well, we're not going to go into all the history and politics right now of the "whys," who's," and "when's" of what happened to the electric car right now (maybe at a later time). The most important thing for you to know (in case you don't), is that the technology for electric cars has been here for a long while and understanding that it is easier to possess this technology is not a great feat of any doing.

The prices of electric cars has begun to take a slight downward tilt. There was a time when Tesla Motors was one of the largest and most well known electric car makers. But their price tag for getting into the electric car world was staggering. They now have a car priced at under $50,000. Now this may be a good step for Tesla. It still is way too expensive for other people.

Toyota steps into the picture with their Prius a few years back and you now have a completely different picture. For under $25,000 you can get a Toyota Prius which by the way is not completely electric but a great start in terms of gas mileage.

Now we have many players in the world of electric cars. General Motors (Chevrolet) now has the GM Volt and then you have the NIssan Leaf. Both cars a bit pricey compared to wanting to spend less than $20,000 for a car (which you can't for the Volt and the Leaf as they greatly exceed $20,000 in price.

The competition is heating up though and in time auto makers will have to do something to compete with companies in India and China who are already building electric cars as well.

What one should consider is this; can you convert your gas guzzling car now into an electric car? And the answer is yes! You can. There are many websites around where you can find stories of people who have converted their cars (like here) or you can find places to convert your car to electric (like here). If you would like someone else to do it, it usually costs between $3,000 and $15,000 depending on your car and who is doing it. Ask your local mechanic or Google these words "convert car electric (and your local town)."

Here is a short breakdown of why you should or should not get an electric car. If you drive less than 100 miles a day (which most people do), than consider getting an electric car. Most people, including myself, drive about 10 to 50 miles a day. That comes out to a once every few days charging of the car. You wouldn't even have to charge it everyday. most people could probably get away with charging the car once every three to four days as they would probably be driving about 10 to 20 miles a day. The price of gas will never come back down to $1.20, $1.50 or even $2.00 a gallon. Oil is a very unpredictable commodity that WILL eventually run out. If you have the option of having a gas car and an electric car, do it. If you can't afford to have two cars, consider getting a hybrid that runs on electricity and gas. If you are content to drive a gas fueled car that gets less than 25 to 30 miles a gallon, than you should get your head examined.