I predict a massive discovery/rollout of new battery technology in the next 10-20 years that will change *everything*.
Agree. While combustion engine tech surely has progressed by leaps and bounds recently, battery tech has leaped in just 20 years what engines have in the last 100. As more E car manufacturers come into the fold (and they are!), especially in the mass consumer affordable range, market competition will surely spawn more progress and innovativeness in this field. I predict batteries that can easily and safely charge super fast, and if not the drive batteries, storage batteries that are actively charged by the car itself moving.(like for every 5 miles you drive, you get another 3-4 miles worth of charge, plus roofs/hoods made w/ solar panels in them, all that in turn charge the main drive batteries. I remain hopeful as today's E car gurus are at a NASA level of thinking. Today's gas/diesel cars are all just diagnostic replaceable parts swopping machines anyway, and have been for longer than Tesla has been around. The way I see it, if we can send a craft to Mars' orbit, successfully land on an asteroid, take samples, and (are currently) return to earth, no excuse. We should be able to get to work and back on zero fuel/zero emissions. (and likely should have been 50 years ago if not being stymied by energy lobbies.
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