The technology is better than it has ever been .... duh. It seems like several companies are poised for when gas hits $5. If that happens while our economy still stinks, my crystal ball says commuting on electrics will be a fairly common sight in the warmer climates. Unless I get a better paying job, my old clunker will become a winter only vehicle. I'll need an average speed of 20 mph to get to work in an hour.