That small Chinese Battery/Auto manufacture Warren Buffett invested in (BYD) is quickly becoming a big time player in Auto’s, selling a electric car in china and now Europe (has small gas motor but is just as a back-up in case you need to go further than the 65 mile range), they sell them for about 22K or about half of what GM and Toyota plan on selling theirs for in 2010.
They are working on a new (low cost fast charging long lasting) battery tech they claim will revolutionize the energy industry (we will see).