Electric truck - tow vehicle of future ?

mkirsch wrote:
The REAL problem with electric vehicles is range. Unless someone invents a new element, Lithium is the top of the food chain as far as battery capacity goes. We've reached the limits of battery technology. The only way to get more range is to pack in more batteries, which means more weight.

While progress seems slow I do not believe we have hit the wall on battery density or cost.
Nano technology is just getting started. This is not the same as software technology... takes more time.

Gas/diesel will always seem easier as long as we are allowed to pollute the air we breathe. If you had to carry your air and recapture all fumes for processing gas/diesel would be unworkable also.