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> The time will come when batteries are cheap and powerful enough that you could buy an electric car for $10k, but that time is not now... Don't tell these com

> The time will come when batteries are cheap and powerful enough that you could buy an electric car for $10k, but that time is not now... Don't tell these companies, because they sell $10k electric cars right now: http://www.getkurrent.com/ http://www.getkurrent.com/ http://www.flybo.cn/ http://www.flybo.cn/ http://www.polaris.com/en-us/gem-electric-car/Pages/Home.aspx?WT.mc_id=6EF20F84-A90F-E111-AB93-0050569A00BC&WT.mc_ev=Direct http://www.polaris.com/en-us/gem-electric-car/Pages/Home.asp... I wouldn't want to drive any of them. I wouldn't want to drive ANY $10k car. But you do not get to pretend "that time is not now."

gavanwoolery 14y ago
Electric golf carts have existed for a long time, sans government investment (I used to drive one in early 2000, when I worked as a gardener, before Tesla existed and green tech was a popular term). These are not really suitable cars, in that they do not provide the same mileage, safety, highway capability, etc. as a normal gas/diesel vehicle. A $10k, quality car could easily be possible in the future (manufacturing an electric engine is a much simpler process than a combustion engine). Keep in mind today's Kia's provide more luxury than a Mercedes from 1980.