[David]

This is so freaking simple and many parts of the country are already doing it: lower offpeak electricity pricing. Once consumers realize it's much cheaper to wait until 7pm to plug in their cars, much of the load issues will be solved. Sure we'll need more power sources, but it's not like we'll have a million plug in cars on the road overnight. Besides, in Texas we actually build power plants when we need them so it won't be a problem here.

A year or two ago I would have said electric cars will not take off. I'm now convinced they will and here's why:

1) Fuel cost per mile is cheaper in an electric car.

2) The technology is the closest to being available now. Batteries are getting better and offpeak electric pricing is available now. Hydrogen is NOT.

3) Electric power plant emissions are continuously regulated, combustion engine car emissions are not (not that I'm a believer in CO2 emission being the problem, but if it helps the cause, why not.)