TED says the Gulf of Mexico spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . new visionaries emerge such as Carlos Ghosn , CEO of Renault Nissan , who sees a future where EVs are mass marketed and make up 10 percent of all car sales by 2020 . He says countries like Israel , Japan , China committing to some electric cars . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . He says as countries realize benefits to global economy , more will adopt electric car technology .
TED says the Gulf of Mexico spill makes it ever more obvious oil costs too high for powering cars . He says countries like Israel , Japan , China committing to some electric cars . For example , his company has electric taxi project in Japan to show what 's possible , he says . He says as countries realize benefits to global economy , more will adopt electric car technology .