Electric cars. A never-ending story or a new dawn?

The stories about electric cars pop up now and again. In these days there is much more logic to them than there has ever been, but still it makes us wonder if there are any real intentions or is it just because it is fun?

In one respect it looks real enough and that is when the producers target niche-markets where the pockets are deep and the lust to show-off is an important part of the life of the buyers. This is the case with Tesla that still seems to be kicking.

Is this also the case with Zap? Their concepts certainly do not appeal to the jet-set who would rather be caught dead than seen in an electric 3-wheeler that has a top-speed of 65 km/h and is painted like a zebra! But then it is announced that they co-operate with Lotus, and that would be a totally different ball-game!

Imagine the day when you get run past on a highway by an electric sports-car!