Battery & fuel-cells? The energy has to come from -somewhere- so your 'battery 'powered' car actually consumes -more- greenhouse gasses (at the coal station!) to run, and the enviro damage from batteries is still enormous! We need more efficient cars, not battery ones (until someone cracks fusion!!)

Matt, London,

I would be glad to buy a car which generated few or zero green house gasses. But as with all such the vehiclive has to deliver distance, performance, style, convenience and cost. In short deliver technology which is a choice for the normal vehicle at same or less cost.

Peter Roberts, Haywards Heath, UK

If we use electric cars, how are we going to generate all the additional electricity we will need? Even small electric cars use 1kWh every 5 miles. You would need perhaps another 100 gigawatt-hours of power generation per day to power every car in the UK. It isn't going to come from windmills.

Frank Upton, Solihull,

Thank all the hybrid and small car owners for helping to keep prices down so you can drive your SUV, and I can drive my Dodge Ram Van and fill up at $1.53.9 per gallon. My next vehicle will be a hybrid. We all need to try to help out by using less energy. I only drive the van 1500 miles per year.

Ron Wagner, Decatur IL, USA

Liberals the death of us? Dont you mean the authoritarian state?
What enivornmentalists need to understand is that the product still needs to be competitive and it is not.
R&D, tax breaks for green technology and pollution tax will help things, but a better product is needed.

Talese Amer, London,

You guys are all pretty much right on. Battery tech just isn't there...the hazmat team arguement is kinda soft for me though (is it really that big of a deal when we have zero emissions cars) The coal plant doesn't seem like a strong arguement against electric cars either. Clean Burning Coal anyone?

Ryan, Chicago,

Liberals and the Green's will be the death of us.. Liberalism is a mental disorder..

Homer, Albany, USA

Want to spend $50,000 plus on an electric car that will take you 100 miles before a 2 hour recharge, that will require a battery replacement every four years at $4,000, that will require the interstate to shutdown requireing a Hazmat Team to clean accidents, and a coal fired plant to charge -go 4 it

Bob Biddle, loudon, USA

All I can say is HA HA HA HO HO HO. Welcome to economics 101 libbies.

Tom & Tim , right on the money

Greg, San Jose, USA

For large market electrics, better battery technology is still required. Right now, electrics could dominate only if things are really desperate, because people like performance and quick refueling.

SamP, Everett, Wa, USA

They don't go far enough of a charge. They're pretty much a niche item untill they advance a bit.

Tim, Troutdale Oregon, USA

Make a car that doesn't have to be plugged in every 35 miles. The batteries need to improve before these cars will be viable. I drive 125 miles per day what good would that car be to me.

tom, cape cod, usa

It would be wise to see how sales of gasoline cars have fallen as well. Nobody's spending money right now.

Bill Moore, San Diego, USA

As it is on this side of the Pond, folks only want these cars when gas prices go way up. when those prices recede, like now, gas, diesel, and hy-brid cars are the choice. Green is great to talk about, but hardly anybody wants to actually do it.

struss, Henderson, NV, USA