Dogs Rule said:
I think he means that had we continued research in the field of electric vehicles they would now be at a mass-market price. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ev1#Costs "The price for the car used to compute lease payments was US$33,995 to US$43,995, which made for lease payments of US$299 to over US$574 per month. One industry official said that each EV1 cost the company about US$80,000, including research, development and other associated costs." |
That's exactly what I mean. If GM and other companies had left those cars in production and used the new battery techs as they became available, there is good reason to think the actual price tag of an entry line vehicle to be in the $20-30k range.
