Will ‘range anxiety’ limit the electric car?

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Will ‘range anxiety’ limit the electric car?

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Reuters - 26/04/10

Will consumers be buying hybrid-electric cars like today’s Toyota Prius and Ford Escape for the next few decades or are the hybrids just a milestone on the road to all-electric vehicles?

The answer to that question may come down to two words: Range anxiety — the fear that when an all-electric car’s battery runs out, the driver will find him or herself stranded on a roadside with no way of charging up.

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