TDW,

Many people think EVs offer many advantages - much lower operating costs, no noise, much stronger acceleration, no emissions and so on. Others would obviously disagree. For EVs the most important news this week is the announcement of two new battery technologies that will permit very rapid recharging. Toshiba, for example, has developed a battery that can give a typical EV 320 kms of range after just six minutes of charging. The battery will be available in large quantities in 2016.

https://gas2.org/2017/10/03/new-toshiba-scib-electric-car-battery-needs-just-6-minutes-add-320-kilometers-range/

This is not a baby step forward. This is more like the Yankees replacing me with Aaron Judge. Most EV users don't need such rapid recharging but for those who like to drive from Tofino to Truro every week the new batteries might be useful.