[Nuc1]

Electrics are coming. The Tesla Sports Car uses proprietary battery technology and now claims 250 miles between charges. More than enough for city drivers and commuters. Unless there is some limitation upon mass production of the battery, I expect the owners will license the technology to major manufactures and get rich as the electric cars take over. I used to think we would have to burn hydrogen for a while before we got the necessary range from the electric cars. I am not ready to short oil stocks just yet but if the range claim is even close to true we are on the cusp of a new paradigm. IMHO we won’t need bio-fuels.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

I expect the owners will license the technology to major manufactures and get rich as the electric cars take over.

What energy source would we tap into in order to charge all those electric car batterys? Nuclear? Coal? Oil?

We will have to build a lot of new power plants.

[gogogodzilla]

The only problem I still see with electric cars is that...

...it still takes more time to recharge an electric car than it takes to refill a gas tank.

When that problem is solved, then (I believe) will electric cars start to become competitive.