Of course, there will be the backlash against these vehicles the minute we have the first accident when battery acid is released into the street, eating away at an otherwise lightly-injured victim, killing her (IF she's lucky) and horribly disfiguring her corpse at the same time.
These vehicles are, at the present time, only a goreon's wet dream. They will NOT be useful for a VERY long time ti come.
What makes you think the battery will have acid? Lead acid batteries are so last millinium.
--Of course, there will be the backlash against these vehicles the minute we have the first accident when battery acid is released into the street, eating away at an otherwise lightly-injured victim, killing her (IF she's lucky) and horribly disfiguring her corpse at the same time.--
Sort of like the backlash of severely burned accident victims in gasoline fueled vehicles.
Only if she's a blond, white girl... (/Greta's Law...)