They have a ways to go to become a true road trip car. But for local trips, seems like it would work OK. Stopping every 150 miles for 30 minutes is a deal breaker on long trips for most people. Hybrids will have to fill that role for a while. Wondering if an easily changeable battery pack will be the answer. Stop in the "gas" station and the pack is changed in under 5 minutes and you are on your way.
Shouldn't take to much ingenuity to make a mobile charging platform on a tow truck. If you run out of juice on the road, call for a charge.
I don't think the infrastructure installation is that big of a deal, as long as the electric grid can actually supply the demand. Home charger install can be done in a day. Obviously commercial projects will take longer, but not that long if the demand is there.
I'm generally a skeptic, especially of anything that tries to call itself green. But I think this is going to work, of course with a few bumps in the road. It won't work because of any green BS marketing or govt mandates or even tax breaks. It will work because it will produce a better product for less $$. How quickly it can do that (and overcome some of these obstacles) will determine how quickly it becomes mainstream.
