Electric Vehicles, in favor of? or disapprove?

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Some interesting news coming back from Tesla Motors yesterday. They are currently looking to build a new factory in either New Mexico or California to begin manufacturing the Model S, a $60k electric sedan with a range of 225 miles.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/t...five-passenge/

Later that day, Elon Musk - founder of PayPal and SpaceX, as well as one of the Board of Directors for Tesla - reported that he expects the electric car technology to drop to below $30k within four years. There is still a lot of work to do to get the price this low, but it is encouraging news.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/30/t...ric-car-in-le/

And in case anyone hasn't heard yet, Tesla also is working on redesigneding their transmission for the Roadster. It's a great read for the ME or general gearheads out there. So far, they've gone to a single speed gearbox - increasing the efficiency - which added another 10 miles to the range of the car.