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…to store as much energy as you have in a 12-gallon gasoline tank, you need nickel-metal-hydride batteries with a volume of over 400 gallons…

…Heating and cooling cars will be a major problem, says Breuer: “For a heater, you need about 5 kilowatts, for air conditioning, about 4 kilowatts—even in a small car.” Customers might have to choose between arriving home freezing, or getting stuck with empty batteries…

…Breuer further points out that while EVs are best suited to city driving, 80 percent of European city dwellers don’t know on any given day where they will park their car at night.…“The infrastructure is a very costly problem,” he says…

…Diesel technology currently enjoys a privilege when it comes to emissions, Breuer frets. Compliance with upcoming EU6/BIN5 regulation, on the other hand, will make the diesel hugely complex and expensive.…“Gasoline hybrids are already cheaper to produce than diesels,” he adds.

Toyota Europe Unplugs the EV Hype Machine - Car and Driver Blog. Food for thought. Clearly the source is biased, but interesting stuff nonetheless.