We watched the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car" last night. If you haven't yet seen it, I would highly recommend it.I'm a very lucky person with every allergy known to man but still happy to be enjoying a wonderful life living in the best place in the world!
The EV-1 was reasonably priced even before "mass" production. It could have been in full production by now causing it to be affordable to everyone. But ..... it got kilt.