[LS]

History tells us that the next big breakthrough in ANY given technology will not come from a leader in the field (see buggies/autos, baloons/aircraft, sliderulers/computers, etc.) There is always an exception, but I have always thought that the next big transportation breakthrough will not be an "electric car" but either a hydrogen car or an anti-grav/anti-magnetic device.

[madvlad]

Anybody remember the cold fusion breakthrough
at Utah St or Univ of Utah back in the early
90s?

Not reproducible and later found to be
fraudulant.

You mean that Einstein and Oppenheimer
weren't leaders in their respective fields?

Mad Vlad

[Cultural Jihad]

There is always an exception, but I have always thought that the next big transportation breakthrough will not be an "electric car" but either a hydrogen car or an anti-grav/anti-magnetic device.

Already invented:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1689106.stm