I read too many books on my ipod touch 2. Probably destroyed my eyes in the process, but hey you can't beat free especially at that age when I didn't have a dime.

[quote]No idea what price tags they have on the other side of the pond, but here they have relative low cost of ownership compared to fossil fuel cars. Depending on usage of course. Up front investment is higher but every Km driven saves you money. Not sure about the charging time, my dads VW ID4 typically takes 15 minutes to go from 20% to 80%. I.e. it's not instantaneous.[/quote]

To not go further OT in the funny thread... I would consider a hybrid, not a plug-in hybrid just a regular hybrid, for my next car. A quick Google search shows me that theyre only ~3-5K more than their ICE equivalent, so that seems reasonable. I thought I was doing good getting 31.3 MPG, then one day I drove my bosses hybrid car and the trip computer was showing me 46+ MPG. I seriously questioned myself if I was reading that right lol.

EDIT: Also, apparently I have no idea how to make a quote block now.

Last time I remember (gas) fuel efficient cars being even remotely semi-popular in US was the 70's crisis period, pushing into the '80's. (I remember sitting in gas lines with my mother). Then they got bigger/hungrier again. Man my mother was so proud of her new, tiny, late 70's Toyota Corolla hatchback with 30+mg freeway/mid-upper 20's town, vs. the giant family Ford station wagon. Heh.

Some states (not many) are around 18-20% ev registration I think, but I think the only way the majority US masses are going to switch to hybrid/all electric (especially if their only vehicle, vs. a commuter secondary, say) at a rapid or non-yo-yo pace is if their wallet makes it impossible not to do so - eg, perm. very high gas prices or other costs.

I hardly drive anymore + I really dislike modern vehicle designs/computerization. But maybe I'll get a hybrid when I'm 70+, if my license hasn't been revoked by then. :D