2010 X5 35d resale predicted to be outstanding

[motordavid]

OT, (as the orig thread theme was based on a snippet from those geniuses at Kiplinger/Yahoo re-write "staff"), but this discussion on hybrids,
batt powered cars, (the hint at hydrogen), etc., is interesting.

But, back at the consumer car buying ranch, there seems to be a few things most car buyers are looking for: "range", ease of charge/refresh,
long term reliability, price, (as in $40Gs or way under), and where does the energy come from to re-charge...and, again price.

I realize that as tech seeps into manufacturing, pricing goes down, (for most items), but few regular car buyers will line up for a Tesla-like car
with < 300 mile range and a 6 digit or even a high 5 digit price point.

NEway, the hints tossed around in this thread are intriquing, if a little vague and may be too optimistic in terms of real world time frame, but interesting.
GL, mD