re: #94 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Whatever happened to the scheme to produce standardized batteries so you can just pull into a fuel station, swap batteries out and pay for the charge?

I have not heard of such a scheme.

That article goes on to say that the price of lithium ion batteries is approaching the point where they can directly compete in price with internal combustion engines.

That said, it will take more than price to make such vehicles viable: Until such time as battery-operated cars have sufficient range for those of us living in rural areas, they will not sell here.

My state offers a reduced charge for EV car license plates, which is meaningless since most of the state is rural and has no charging stations (although Tesla has installed a string of charging stations along Interstate 80 throughout the state).