"Electricity is the most likely out of all of the alternative
fuels ... to be the next fuel for the consumer." That's what
Jonathan Strickland of the website HowStuffWorks tells NPR's
Jacki Lyden. But electric vehicles are not without their
controversies or challenges. One of the biggest questions is how
a transition from gasoline to electric fuel can actually take
place. Estonia is making that leap. The country now has a
nationwide charging network for electric cars, making the claim
that it's the first country to do so. The head of Estonia's
program, Jarmo Tuisk, said in an interview with Reuters: "We
have proved that there is a real possibility to set up a network
in a country, and there are no technical barriers." So how many
Estonians are actually taking part? Here's what Reuters reports:
"Estonia, with a population of about 1.2 million, has 619 all-
electric cars, of which 500 are used by public authorities, and
about 100 by private people and companies. "That amounts to one
electric vehicle for every 1,