[quote=AN][quote=earlyretirement]I’m totally convinced THIS is the future! I’ll NEVER own an ICE car again. Never. Absolutely love driving now.[/quote]
I’m glad you love it. Although, unlike you, I’m not sold that this is the future. Just based on my reading, I think Hydrogen Fuel Cell is the future. Imagine instant power like EV, but unlimited range like an ICE (assuming the built out the infrastructure like gas station). You can refuel in 5 minutes and back on your way. Not only that, you won’t have to deal w/ battery losing 50% of the range after 10 years. That, I think is the future. And it’s coming soon. Toyota is promising the first production vehicle in 2015/2016. We’ll see which technology win out. Maybe they’ll have a breakthrough in battery tech and they can fix the longevity, charge time, range and cost problem. They better or 10 years from now, you’ll look back and see that EV is nothing more than a stop gap.[/quote]

Hey AN. Oh I just meant the future is alternative fuel vehicles that can perform vs. only ICE.

I don’t know anything about Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology but honestly I’m all for ANY technology that is sustainable and more efficient.

I’m confident that they will dramatically improve battery technology over the next few years. As well probably for 80% of all Americans, this has more than enough range for daily driving use right now but they will keep improving this technology.