Biofuels, batteries and solar cells: the future of driving

Source: Chemical and Engineering News, vol.86,no.33 (August 2008)
"This report examines the future of ‘Plug in" vehicles. It also reviews the various forms of motive power and energy storage likely to affect the auto industry over the next two decades and clears up much of the confusion about competing technologies. Plug-in hybrid vehicles offer the possibility of running on a combination of low carbon emissions and carbon-free electricity. In the next decade, people may have to start making that decision when purchasing a new car. Plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles, or PHEVs, are set to hit car showrooms in the next couple of years. If they click with consumers as expected, the way we refuel our cars could start to change drastically. "