I'd go with the future plug-in Ford Escape because it is different than any other plug-in that is coming. You get quality and style that is completely different from a Volt or whatever Dodge is rumored to have created.

the tesla electric roadster.. its 100000.00, but i would love to have it.

The Ford Escape is a Hybrid. I myself am a Dodge guy, but I will say buy the Ford Escape; my job depends on it.

Heck, I'd buy just about any EV that got 120 MPC (miles per charge). I sat down and figured out what my vehicle needs are and on my "worst" day I'd put on 84 miles and that happens only 1 day a month. I don't need 300 miles of range or that quick 5-10 minute magic recharge. Because I would leave the house every morning with a full load of "fuel". So gassing up during the day isn't required. And for that one day a year I drive to my dad's house 325 miles away, I'd go down to Rent A Wreck, rent a Prius with the dollars I didn't spend on gas the rest of the year and still have a fatter wallet.

I have my eye on a car called the eBox. It has the practicality I need and the performance to make me forget that it runs on batteries. It may not be available anymore, but the Nissan Denki (Japanese for electric) Cube looks like a good substitute. I love the thought of passing gas stations. Reducing my CO2 emissions is just a bonus. Quite frankly, I'm getting tired of paying turban wearing zealots to try and kill me and my friends with every dollar shoved into the gas pump.