While 60 to 100 miles is quite limiting considering the time it then takes to recharge, I think it's more than adequate for the majority of people. If I can afford go any farhter than that I prefer to rent a car anyway. I also have AAA which has paid for it's yearly cost many times over the years I've had it, and many car insurance companies have free roadside assisstance programs, so running out of charge would just mean a tow. Yes, we're at the beginning of this technology and those improvements are needed, and needed in a form that will be affordable by the average person which is the biggest problem with things as they exist today - it's just too expensive for the regular folks. Hopefully these technologies will become more affordable as they evolve as many other technologies have in the past.

Now if I could just figure out how to make enough fuel from the grass clippings to at least power the mowers I'd be happy - season starts soon. Yeah, I'm being silly, but it actually seems to me that there would be enough energy stored in the clippings to provide enough power for that (the stuff really does grow that quickly and thick here, it's a bitch to keep up with) - the trick is converting it without using even more power than is obtained from it, which is the downfall of biofuels in general.