I was just seeing and reading a lot of interviews with Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla. Specifically about the imminent release of their Model S with 300 mile range and a start price of $57K, which is rather competitive.
He broached the subject on how long it would take before most cars sold would be electric, and he mentioned 20 years. I agree with this and I can see the next couple of years being an avalanche in this regard. Old companies not willing to change will be going out of business. It's going to be interesting.
But what's most interesting is that
if that happens, then the only way big oil and the old guard can fight back is to lower the cost of fuel. And because it's going to take dinosaurs and troglodytes in aviation much longer to see the benefits of electric, we as pilots will enjoy lower fuel prices as well.
So if you fly, buy an electric or hybrid car next time. It's in your best interest.
