It is sad, but they have never been there to make a GOOD electric car, or a hybrid car for that matter... they had divisions make their electric cars, and make them poorly, or ugly, or just plain unappealing to the consumer in every way, then afterwards come out with a report saying that electric cars make no sense.
The number one problem for battery powered electric cars is that the battery companies, and start-up companies that have something SUREFIRE, get no funding, or at the best pennies to do a little research, then the investors (powerful companies) pull the plug on the whole thing and shelf the patents for the technologies.
I know of many technologies that IF funded, would change the way we live, for the better, and the for the better of our earth.
EEStor also has a 'uber-capacitor' storage battery that is VERY promising to electric cars advancement. 350Wh/kg IIRC, and would be MUCH cheaper than lipo/lion/life batteries. They use some sort of technique that is simple allows them to charge a ultra-capacitor to several thousands of volts, rather than the 2.5 - 2.7v for typical ultra-caps... and if anyone how caps store energy, energy is an exponential equation of voltage. Plus these things would last, and last...... and last.
Seriously, if me an Luc. (Lutach) had a few million dollars, we could develop the fastest, most convenient, most efficient electric car you could ever imagine. 0-60 times of 2.5 seconds or less, 250+mpg equivalent, quality like no other, with batteries that would last the life of the vehicle with no maintenance, except for tires. These is just NOTHING on an electric car to wear out, if built right, except for bearings, in the motor, and various locations on the car.
You think you can't have the same power/weight as your Bl Revo, or Bl truggy? Think again.
