There's a good chance you'll be driving an electric car in just 10 years
That may seem hard to believe. In 2015, all of the alternative fuel cars (hybrid, electric, natural gas, etc.) put together only made up about 7% of the 129 million total cars in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
But by 2030, a report from Argonne National Laboratory predicts, electric cars will make up 58% of the light vehicle market, and non-hybrid gas cars will only comprise 23%.
That flip-flop would mean Americans would use 2.4 million fewer barrels of oil per day, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 400 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
We have a ways to go, but the technology powering electric cars has been leapfrogging itself in the last few years.
Tesla's highly anticipated Model 3 - expected for release in late 2016 - will be priced at about $35,000, and will be able to drive over 200 miles per charge.
And now GM has come to play: Wired said the auto giant "beat Elon Musk in the race to build a true electric car for the masses." The Chevy Bolt, expected for late 2016, can also go 200 miles on a single charge, and will be priced at $33,000.
There are many more electric car models on the road today, though. See how they compare:
