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Re:Nissan Motor Company has announced a new type of gasoline... by codeulike on Monday August 15, 2016 @09:41AM (#12290336)
er, electric cars work fine. They just need to get cheaper and have longer range. That will happen easily in the next 5 to 10 years.
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Re:Nissan Motor Company has announced a new type of gasoline... by barney54 on Monday August 15, 2016 @01:34PM (#12291946)
...But it hasn't happened in the last 100 years--it also hasn't happened over the last 5-10 years. The Nissan Leaf, for example, is over 5 years old.

There are good reasons why EVs haven't dominated yet--cost, range, flexibility, etc. Battery technology hasn't changed all that much either: http://www.cnet.com/news/why-batteries-arent-getting-better/

Someday EVs may dominate, but it's doubtful that will happen in the next 5-10 years unless there is a large technological leap.

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