Who's resurrecting the electric car?

Even as Detroit continues to keep it's head firmly buried in the sand, a chase is on to solve the problem of Middle-East oil dependence. A number of individuals are working to win the Automotive X Prize to create a mass producible green machine that will replace the modern gas guzzler. The problem has been the vehicle holding a charge. With the evolution of battery power, the problem is now infrastructure. Enter the Israelis, who have a strategic interest in solving this problem. If their little experiment succeeds, we could be on our way to a real revolution. We need it quickly because China, which already has serious air-qualtiy problems, has a rapidly expanding car culture. The irony may be that the solution to our carbon footprint problems may just come out of the region responsible for fueling much of it.