The Chevy Volt, an electric car, is expected to hit the market by the end of this year. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Are electric vehicles the way of the future?
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Four people working to make electric cars a reality gathered recently at the Commonwealth Club of California to discuss the challenges and promises of electric vehicles.
Guests
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Mark Duvall: director of electric transportation at the Electric Power Research Institute, also known as EPRI.
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Tony Posawatz: vehicle line director for General Motors' Chevy Volt.
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Jit Bhattacharya: CEO of Mission Motors, which is developing electric motocycles.
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Richard Lowenthal: founder and CEO of Coulomb Technologies Inc., a leader in the infrastructure needed to charge electric vehicles.
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