Electric cars save energy. They are about five times more efficient than normal internal combustion engine cars. All the major manufacturers are moving towards electric cars (Nissan and GM, Toyota, Roll Royce for a few examples).

And there is the rather awesome Tesla (0-60 in 3.7 seconds).

The Japanese are installing EV charging points at vending machine locations as part of an EV infrastructure roll-out (that’s how to solve the EV chicken and egg problem).