Hybrid cars could have some competition from another eco-friendly vehicle, the electric car, in the coming months if Mitsubishi has it’s way. Of course it depends on you, as Mitsubishi plans on brining a only a few of their electric cars to the US to see if there is a viable mass market for them here in the states.
This is pretty exciting considering that there is only one company selling electric cars in the US these days, Tesla. They make the 100,000 dollar Roadster, which is no doubt out of most folks price range. In Japan, Mistubishi’s MiEV, goes for between 45,000-50,000 (not counting a 15,000 government incentive) which seems much more reasonable.
Also getting ready for the electric car market is Nissan and General Motors, who plan on releasing “the volt” in 2010.
This is pretty great, considering that a year or so ago the only talk surrounding electric cars had to do with who killed them:
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Gina wrote:
“This is pretty exciting considering that there is only one company selling electric cars in the US these days, Tesla.”
It is indeed exciting that more auto manufacturers, especially the global ones, are working on electric vehicle product lines. However, there is at least one additional company which has been selling electric cars in the US for some time: ZENN Motor Company based in Toronto, Canada.
As indicated on ZENN’s website, its present models are limited to 25 mph. However, it expects to release a new line of vehicles in late 2009 with a top speed of around 80 mph, a range of 250 miles per charge, and a charge time of less than 5 minutes! (More information can be found on ZENN’s website at http://www.zenncars.com.)
Jason Mueller-NeuhausWatch the entire full length documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?” here… http://www.redux.com/playlist/who_killed_the_electric_car_entire_full_length_documentary
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