A Prius is not a true hybrid, really. The current Prius is, like, 2 percent electric. It's a gasoline car with slightly better mileage.

It is definitely true that the fundamental enabling technology for electric cars is lithium-ion as a cell chemistry technology. In the absence of that, I don't think it's possible to make an electric car that is competitive with a gasoline car.

I've actually made a prediction that within 30 years a majority of new cars made in the United States will be electric. And I don't mean hybrid, I mean fully electric.

I'm glad to see that BMW is bringing an electric car to market. That's cool.

Tesla is here to stay and keep fighting for the electric car revolution.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.