Charging an electric car with a diesel generator is ironic, not stupid. The more electric cars one the road the more we reduce dependence on oil. Using oil to make electricity might still be a viable way to charge electric cars, while still reducing demand for oil. How many gas-powered cars could be taken off the road with those diesel-powered chargers? Do the math. The argument that electric cars are being forced on us is without merit as well. The same angry mutterings were heard when cars were invented. I know guys that are angry because computers have become crucial in our lives. The times are changing. You like your G400vMax, right? Wanna go back to a steel shafted persimmon?