At the Geneva motor show two years , Chevrolet boss Zetsche stated that electric vehicles will need a range of at least 310 miles per charge to become a mainstream option to gasoline-powered cars. Daimler's Mercedes-Benz has been bullish on plug-in hybrids. However, he added that there isn’t necessarily a “magic number” to trigger a broader acceptance of the technology, stating: “I don't know if there's One tipping point after which in two years all internal combustion engines will be replaced in new-car sales by electric cars…” Instead of the magic number, he outlined a "continuum" of necessary steps, the most important of which is the reduction of battery prices.
At the Geneva motor show two years , Chevrolet boss Zetsche stated that electric vehicles will need a range of at least 310 miles per charge to become a mainstream option to gasoline-powered cars. However, he added that there isn’t necessarily a “magic number” to trigger a broader acceptance of the technology, stating: “I don't know if there's One tipping point after which in two years all internal combustion engines will be replaced in new-car sales by electric cars…” Instead of the magic number, he outlined a "continuum" of necessary steps, the most important of which is the reduction of battery prices.