This kinda thing can't help but keep fuel prices down.

Where do these people think electric comes from? Does France or any of those countries have enough generating capacity? Do they have the infrastructure to deliver the electricity?How much does it cost to replace those batteries and how much does it cost to dispose of them? The hybreds make a certain amount of sense,and small electrics for inner city drivers might make sense, but believing total electric vehicles replacing the combustion engine is just plain crazy.