Angela Merkel, Jean Pierre Diernaz, Ralf Speth.

“Many expect an answer from us this year and we will do our best.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at least admitted at the national electric vehicle conference currently underway in Berlin that Germany will have to consider further subsidies for electric cars and knows “what the government has to deliver.” Translation: We know no more than before.
faz.net, spiegel.de (both in German)

“Plug-in hybrid is good technology, but it’s like being half pregnant. You either are or you are not.”

Nissan Europe’s electric vehicle boss Jean Pierre Diernaz could not have made his opinion on plug-ins any clearer. He believes EVs will be the way forward and that air quality will be a driving force in creating ‘ultra low emission zones.’
dailymail.co.uk

“Battery technology today is still too heavy, too expensive and the [power] density is too low. As we learned at school, there’s this correlation between mass and energy and as long as this is not favorable, even if you recuperate, this is an issue.”

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth says that lowering emission is priority for carmakers and he believes that with the next-generation of cheaper batteries that allow for more range, more customers will begin to accept electric cars.
autonews.com