If the facts are being truthfully represented, in a whole-context sense, then electric vehicles, despite several conversions between chemical, thermal, electrical and kinetic energy, are going to be helpful even in the near future. Hopefully by the time I’m looking to replace my current vehicle there will be several viable vehicle options and associated infrastructure available that will suit my needs well and have enough economy of scale to be available without a financial penalty.

I’ll have to check back to read the white paper ‘The 21st Century Electric Car’ when the updated version is available.

http://www.teslamotors.com/learn_more/white_papers.php