The owner of the Renault-Nissan alliance thinks that 10 percent of the new cars bought in 2020 will be pure-battery vehicles. IDTechEx, a research consultancy, predicts that one-third of the cars bought in 2025 will be electrically powered one way or another.
Three main reasons are apparent. First is the need to greatly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide entering our atmosphere before it is too late to save our life sustaining atmosphere. Second is the need for a less expensive fuel for our vehicles. Third is the need to find replacement energy sources for our dwindling oil supplies. (We can argue between us which we think is first, second or third later.) That means we need to develop the energy from other than hydro-carbon sources (oil and natural gas).
