  It is shown in the first part of this paper that a combined model comprising
ordinary and quintessential matter can support a traversable wormhole in
Einstein-Maxwell gravity. Since the solution allows zero tidal forces, the
wormhole is suitable for a humanoid traveler. The second part of the paper
shows that the electric field can be eliminated (Einstein gravity), but only by
tolerating enormous tidal forces. Such a wormhole would still be capable of
transmitting signals.
