"Early adopters always pay higher prices and get less refined products, but they pay for the research and development that in the end will provide good mass market products. "
You can't overcome the laws of physics by selling in volume.
Battery-powered electrics will never, ever be viable in comparison to internal combustion counterparts.
Look at each of the electric car makers. See where the money comes from. Then you'll understand that you will NEVER have an electric car in your driveway.
I remember listening to a speaker describing why there would never, ever be color LCD displays.
Mother-boards were fundimentally limitted to less than 100 mhz because of RF emination.
You will never be able to get crisp crust in a microwave.
You will never be successful if you can't use a sliderule.
Never say never.