When, I've confirmed here before, fail to notice Fuel cells, hydrogen, propane, CNG, etc. Battery cars like the Volt and Tesla are the upcoming. With China by now delivering plug in hybrids, Tesla shipping, the Volt announced, and currently the big Ford push its game over for competing technologies. This is great news not only for the environment but also for the industry that has lastly agreed on a path forward. Now that a direction has been chosen, the benefits of focused research and improvement as well as economies of scale will drive this technology down to the point that everybody will be able to afford a plug in a few short years.



One better plus is the information gained when these first products start to ship. That can actually accelerate the knowledge base so as to build even better and more reliable cars. To be sure it's been a long haul with many fits and starts but it looks like battery technology, along with advances in LED lighting and other high efficiency advancements, has lastly progressed to the point of economic viability.