yvan, I'm with you on the advantages of the electric car, particularly when charged by solar power. I just wanted to point out, for completeness' sake, that any biofuel is in effect a solar fuel, as the energy stored in the hydrocarbons or whatever by the plants comes from the sun (and recently, as opposed to fossil hydrocarbons). The issue is efficiency. Existing solar cells need improvements, batteries need improvements... but biofuels aren't necessarily all that efficient, either, in terms of how much solar energy they make available for later use, even if using a very efficient engine (which the internal combustion engine is not).
Long-term, hydrogen fusion still seems like a really good idea, as we've got plenty of hydrogen and the byproducts are clean. But that's been coming "real soon now" for... well... even longer than stylus calibration on the iLiad.
NatCh, yes, that's the same group as referenced in the link I posted. I just figured I might as well post a link to a marginally independent review rather than going straight to the company.
Hm... "This vehicle runs on (soylent) green power..."
