A New Leaf

So, the Nissan Leaf hit the showrooms, yesterday. But will it revolutionise UK motoring? 'Fraid, not yet. The £30k price tag and 110 miles range mitigate against that. However, it's a major step forward - 'cos a G-Wiz it certainly ain't. So what we need to see is
(i) steady de-carbonisation of the grid
(ii) further improvement in battery technology
(iii) economies of scale.
Point (i) does worry be somewhat - on the affordability front:
(a) nuclear is expensive (and gets, unfairly, massive negative press)
(b) renewables are expensive
(c) CCS reduces efficiency, and so will be expensive.
My poor old pension is going to be squeezed further and further!