DI.se reports 2010 will be an interesting year for car buyers as Renault, Nissan, General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Mercedes and Mitsubishi will start selling their EV:s (Electric Vehicles).

GM will produce it's Chevrolet Volt (image on left) and Volkswagen will produce their Golf Twin-Drive that we have reported on earlier.

You will see more changes in the car industry the next five years than you have seen in the last fifty
- Rod Lache, Deutsche Bank

At The Climate Post we're curious as to why it took them so long, but it's a great step forward. Even though it might not be possible to have one car per family like we're used to, we will at least use our resources more efficiently and slow down Global Climate Change.

EV:s feature massively enhanced efficiency compared to cars with internal cumbustion engines. They are also virtually silent which will be a greatly appreciated feature in cities.

One problem still needs to be solved. An EV running on electricity generated by a coal fired power plant releases more CO₂ (carbon dioxide) than a diesel or hybrid vehicle. This again points to the need for micropower generation. If we can produce the electricity we need at home with wind and solar energy we can run our cars without releasing CO_2.

The Climate Post is still of the opinion that our culture will need to change, we don't have to have 1 billion cars in the world, it's a waste of resources. There are many good alternatives like rail cars in cities that appear on demand.