The next evolution of the automobile will be plug-in hybrids that get their juice from a household electrical outlet. They’ll start rolling into showrooms within 18 months. Experts say plug-in hybrids could account for about 20 percent of vehicle sales within a decade — and half of all sales by 2050. It all boils down to the three ways electricity is better than gasoline,” says Felix Kramer of Cal Cars, a plug-in advocacy group. It’s cleaner, it’s cheaper and it’s domestic.
— Wired
