Comments on: It takes a village to sell an electric car

Mainstream plug-in electric cars will be available in two years, but auto makers will introduce them in welcoming communities first to boost their odds of success.

[GALLERY84]

WHENEVER WE GET CLOSE THE PRICE OF GAS COMES DOWN ALMOST NOT FAIR

PLEASE ALREADY COME UP WHT THE TECHONOLGY FOR A LONG LASTING SUPER CHEEP BATTERY IT CANT BE THAT HARD , HOW MANY YEARS AWAY CAN WE BE ?

[obamessiah]

Saving energy and lowering emissions is a good thing that everyone can agree on. The problem with the eco-pest movement is that people like the author want to force me to drive what they think is going to help solve "global warming". CNET bloggers you are not scientists, I have never heard a contrary opinion on this site from someone who does not buy into the global warming hysteria. I have a masters degree in mechanical engineering, though I have never used it, I know that electric cars take more energy to produce and dispose of than do fossil fuel powered cars. Sorry, physics isn't politicly correct, it just IS. Having said all that, I have never talked to anyone on the so called "far right" who wishes to poison our planet, waste resources, or not look for new energy sources. Wind, Solar, and Hybrid technology are great, just not cost effective for us idiot non-Columbia University Journalism School masses.

[midnightoker92]

Nissan is considering a battery swapping program, something that start-up Better Place plans to set up in a number of countries, Hawaii, and the San Francisco Bay Area. The idea is to avoid the problem of a car's limited battery range by having a network of spots--they would resemble car washes--where drivers can swap fresh batteries in for depleted ones.

Who wants to switch a fresh battery for a depleted one?