jeff gilbert, any comments for that caller?rguments back and forth. i mean, it's up to an individual to make their own decision. in terms of e.v. charging stations, i don't quite understand how that messes up the countryside, because we have gasoline station as well, so it's not like they're eyesores. they're kind of small. but, you know, there are the issuesnge. there are the issues with recharging. but the good news is there are a lot of people who are very smart who are working on those issues, and some point it's possible wet get the recharging time close to where it is with a gas loon powered vehicle, and that would make e.v.'s a lot practical for a lot of people. host: mr. gilbert, how far have we come when it comes to battery range? in the last 10 years, how have batteries been improved, and is there any breakthrough coming where we wouldn't have to worry about 200, 300 miles of range? guest: yeah, it's interesting, ray, the first caller, talked about his nissan leaf, and really around 200, 2010, there bees, the first ni

host: jeff gilbert of wwj mr.n talked about flexibility and choice, but we're going to play one more piece of video before we go to our viewers and their calls. the head of alliance for automotive innovation, which represents u.s. automakers, here's what he had to say about the new regulations. >> 2027 is just around the corner for automakers, and the reason we had strong views on the feasibility of the original proposal and what it required in terms of e.v. sales is because we know the challenges, a choppy e.v. sales market, public coming online new supply chains that must be built, all while preserving a customer's ability to choose the vehicle that works for them their family. we're in uncharted waters right? we're all living through a technology revolution that will transform personal mobility and auto communities and permanently change the country's industrial base. that's why our message was not whether this can be done. it can. but how fast can and should it be done. that was the question. pace matters to a