TDWfromTPM:

You seem to be here solely for trolling.  Your position presupposes that technological improvements will not happen with both motors and batteries. With tens (hundreds?) of billions of dollars now being committed from almost all the major vehicle makers, and improvements in battery life and quality happening on a constant basis (read the reports) are you really going to insist that we'll be stuck at this level of technology 5 years from now?

Batteries are a lifeblood of our society now. Perhaps you've heard of these newfangled things called laptops, tablets, smartphones, music players, digicams and on and on. These are used by corporations. Corporations are willing to spend money on improved battery life. Oh, and yeah, power tools too. So you're also underestimating the effect these have on corporate manufacturers' motivation to improve batteries. 

Also, while lithium is currently the most viable, tons and of research money is going into alternative battery materials.