John Coviello writes: >Japan probably hasn't >led the way to EVs because electricity costs about 3 to 4 times as much as >electricity in the U.S., around 28 cents per kWH in Japan.
Yes, but gasoline costs $5 per gallon, so it works out roughly the same. Japanese companies have announced electric cars will be on the market this year and next. It was featured in the national news in December. The cars are small but not tiny, like some European ones. They are the size of many urban Japanese cars. I do not recall the range but it sounded reasonable; 100 km or more. The Japanese and Chinese governments see the writing on the wall. They understand that oil supplies have peaked, and they must take action. They are not like the U.S. government, with its head in the sand. - Jed
