Reply #14: wow! i know the cost is higher up front, but if electric had the same length of time to

[ejpoeta]

improve, i bet the cost would be comparable. it sounds like it'd be worth the savings in the long run. i know the current crop is kind of like throwing a bone. but i hope that as with the hybrids that there will be enough people buying them that it will have to become more than just the leaf and the volt. that tesla.... if i had the money..... in the end i think the cost savings would be enough for even my brother. i know the car companies can do it but just don't want to. it's a shame. when you think of hybrid you think prius. imagine if the US companies got their heads out of their asses and made it a priority that they would have that for the electric vehicle.