Just went for a ride in a Fisker Karma

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Big electric cars must catch on. Americans that tolerate a small car represent only a narrow segment of the US market. Either from rampant obesity or more family members staying living at home longer who knows but this market demands bigger cars. As far as not being compelling on price and efficiency that argument would have killed the laptop market before it ever got off the ground. My first Thinkpad was over $3000. Today you can buy a far more powerful computer for 1/10 the cost. With cars it's much more important because continuing to spend thousands of limited household income dollars on oil is money that can be spent/invested elsewhere in the family budget. Eventually the cars will be at competitive price points and given the short daily commute for the average Motorist rapidly developing battery tech will more than cover it. The bigger question is how to come up with new ways to create electric power at the lowest price without having to rely on antiquated fossil fuel methods.

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Gas at below $4 means it's a buyers market for ev/hybrids. That's not going to last. Emerging markets aren't going to be taking a ten year break just because the western nations can't increase their own aggregate demand. Thats the irony that's coming ...its nothing to do with green tech and everything to do with 2 million chinese cars hitting the road every month.