Electric cars are in the news all the time. There are several reasons for the continuing interest in these vehicles:
Electric cars create less pollution than gasoline-powered cars, so they are an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles (especially in cities).
Most news story about hybrid cars usually talks about electric cars as well.
There are a lot of differences between gasoline and electric cars:
The gasoline engine is replaced by an electric motor.
The electric motor gets its power from a controller.
The controller gets its power from an array of rechargeable batteries.
A gasoline engine, with its fuel lines, exhaust pipes, coolant hoses and intake manifold, tends to look like a plumbing project. An electric car is definitely a wiring project.
TH!NK City
Subaru City EV
Mitsubishi i-City
Aptera: 230 mpg Hybrid
New Energy News: June 5, 2008 Carlsbad, CA - Two engineers built a prototype of a very fuel-efficient car (soon for production). Aptera was designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle, and later as an extended range hybrid electric vehicle. 230 mpg car!1:47 (Video - There's a short advertisement first) KFMB's Spencer Washburn reports from Carlsbad, CA. Visit Aptera.
Go from gross polluter to protector of the environment!
Get Serious about Going Electric
EVs are economical to run, affordable, useful, and really fun to ride or drive. They are the perfect way to travel, shop, or commute without having to fire up the old 'gas-guzzler', fight traffic, and/or pay high prices for maintenance and fuel. Why not make your new EV a 100% useful 'second car' that will go a long way to help relieve your 'gas pains' (caused by rising fuel costs)? 'Going Electric' is very much the driving force we believe will help to create a better and cleaner future for us, our children, and for future generations.
The choice of vehicle that you drive has a greater effect on the environment than any other choice you make as a consumer.
Our collective addiction to oil is at the root of at least six fundamental issues that are adversely affecting our nation and indeed, the entire planet: corporate-driven globalization, global warming, poverty, war, terrorism, and the undue influence of money on the political process.
Get Serious about Clean Energy. Patriots Save Gas - Go Electric!
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