Plug-In 2008: Electric Cars Are Inevitable ... and Essential

Wired by Chuck Squatriglia | Jul. 24, 2008 (News Report)

Petroleum accounts for 96 percent of the nation's transportation fuel, a position Lauckner says is untenable given the world's growing thirst for the stuff. The domestic auto market is in the dumps, but sales are booming in the developing world. China is poised to become the world's largest auto market by 2014, Lauckner said, and 15 percent of the world's population will be driving by 2020. "That's over 1 billion vehicles," he said. The only way to ensure ... Full Story »

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by Gary Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece from a Plug-In advocate predicts electric vehicles "could comprise half of all cars sold in America by 2050." It admits to "technological, political and market challenges", but still manages to conclude that electrics are inevitable. There are statistics and several sources quoted. Battery design, and small reserves of some common metals necessary in huge quantities to run over one billion vehicles make it look unlikely that this will become our transit saviour.