Just bee surfing the net, and found a very interesting new documenary that has been releasedin the US called "Who Killed the Electric Car." The documentary addresses the making, and subsequent "crushing" of the EV1, a fully electric car produced by GM in 1996. According to the documentary, by 2004, all EV1's had been repossessed and many had been crushed and turned into scrap metal.

Even if not entirely true, it does raise some interesting questions about the future of the car market and alterative fuels. Take a look at http://www.sonyclassics.com/whokilledtheelectriccar/ for more info