Reply #9: It's $10K for the conversion.

[DCKit]

But yeah, they're doing them.

List price on the Prius is currently $24-$28K. Add the conversion, and you're talking real money.

There are several sub-$30K all electric commuter (claim 40-100 mile range) cars coming soon - not soon enough, but soon. I travel long distance no more than once a month, so I'd rent a car for the trips and still save a buttload of $$$.

Personally, I've always taken issue with the arguments against electric vehicles - "It's too expensive", "They're too hard to engineer", "They won't satisfy the American consumer". Perhaps it's time for Mattel to get into the business, since I'm not seeing a whole lot of fossil fuel powered vehicles on the shelves of toy stores. Somebody knows how to do it.

Additionally, once consumers catch on to the fact that they're not going to get hit with a $400 charge every six months for "routine maintenance", acceptance of EVs will turn into it's own religion.

We need different regulations for commuter cars for urban areas - including those areas outside of retirement communities.