An Electric-car Future Is Coming, Just More Slowly Than Predicted

It’s been no secret that President Obama’s goal of 1 million plug-in electric cars on U.S. roads won’t be met by the end of this year. That’s the goal he announced on the campaign trail toward winning his first term in 2008. The actual number is likely to be perhaps 400,000 or so; the 1-million goal may not be met until 2018 or later.

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