Nissan envisions a world powered by petrol [video]

my v8 chevy

lithium batteries last longer than the 2-3 yr life span of the nickle batteries in the prius. thats why nissan used toyotas hybrid system instead of making its own, because they were still learning how to cool down the lithium batteries since they get hot. having a 30-60 dollar extra electric bill is better than having to pay 60 bucks each time u go to the pump.... around once a week... which means $240 a month vs like 60 bucks more on ur electric bill

@pzigly: have you checked the European prices on electricity? Do you have any idea what's the cost of rebuilding an entire electrical power transport infrastructure to serve the new demand? It's tens of billions at least! The way of slavery consists in the transition from coal to oil to electron driven society. Add to that your mortgage/rent, and your 60 bucks more wouldn't be enough to drive your "future car.

have you checked the prices of petrol in europe? 60 bucks/40 pounds a week is enough for a short commute in an economical car but you could easily way over that. If you have solar panels on your house, like me, then you make more electricity than you use and therefore fuel costs become less than zero. the only reason i dont have an electric car is the initial asking price.

I live in the US, If i had a house I would go for this car. Just to drive home and back from work and maybe a few errands. My other car would be a sporty 4-5 seater petrol for longer range or weekend car. This car makes sence for Los Angeles drivers who have a house. This car is not for people who need to charge in between destinations, you would get stuck every where. Even if the gov did start adding stations for this car, more people are buying plugin and spots would get full. Also here in the US we have a $10k tax break if you buy this car or the volt. Trust me, you want people buying this car if its appropriate for them. That way demand for oil will go down and you can buy a gas guzzler for fun lol. This car is espically perfect for those ppl who make their own power.

No, surely no! I'm just saying that the cost of driving your car would be the same, maybe greater.

same thing could happen if your petrol car was out of fuel :-P Top Gear should show a 10mpg supercar running out of fuel (or more likely catching fire) once in a while to balance things out

true, but at least you can fill up gas for petrol cars in just a few minutes if its readily available. the point is how long does it take to charge up an EV compared to filling up gas on petrol cars.