in the late 1990's the world gets its glimpse of hybrids, among them the toyota prius, which rolls intothree years later tesla forms and in 2008 the company debuts the roadster, followed by the model s, model 3, and more. the nissan becomes the best ev in 2010 and china becomes the biggest ev market ever. andstors include jack ma warren buffett. vonnie: alix steel joins us now for a low bit more on what to expect. that was a very teasing glimpse of what we might anticipate tonight. a fun story. alix: we put it together in that way because ev's are nothing new. there is a question in the market as to why now. we see a full adoption. the more you dig, the more interesting it gets. they may be flashy cars, but the problem is the carmaker having a difficult time making money while they have a go at building these. it is still entirely supported by governments all around the world so they will not be floating on their own. there are lots of different components. there will be winners and losers. nobody knows where that is, so we did a deep dive into all of that. guy: we assume ev's are envir