The CEO of Ford just perfectly summarized the biggest problem for electric cars

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30. There are two reasons why the demand isn't there. The first one is because the

infrastructure isn't in place yet. People are limited where they can go on a single charge without a recharge. The second is cost. All electric vehicles are 10 to 50 thousand dollars more expensive then their non-electric counter parts. All that is to be expected for this kind of technology, but since 2008, prices are starting to come down on them, just as prices on solar panels will come down, and as more charging stations become available, demand will increase.

I have a Volt which I bought in 2013. It gives me all electric within a 45 mile range, which in many peoples experience is more than enough, but if I am traveling greater distances beyond 45 miles, it will kick in a very efficient gas internal combustion engine, so I get the best of both worlds. There are negatives about the Volt of course, but those will be worked out.

As for the Ford CEO asking the U.S. to soften fuel standards, I wonder if it is because he is upset because they were caught falsifying fuel standards:

http://www.businessinsider.com/ford-is-being-sued-over-high-fuel-economy-claims-2013-3

They made fun of Toyota's Prius when it first came out, but they were the last ones laughing. I don't know if they are still doing it, but Ford was OEMing Toyota's hybrid technology in their hybrid line.

What are the one's who are whining about why we should lower the fuel standards going to do when Toyota and the competition meet or exceed those standards as they have been doing?