Electric Cars

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Nissan plans to sell electric cars in the US in 2010. Nissan’s chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, said the company was motivated to accelerate the development of battery-powered vehicles by high gas prices and environmental concerns.

View 10 up and coming electric car companies from around the world that are offering a variety of vehicles including high performance sports cars! Watch videos of their feautered vehicles including the Tesla Roadster and Lightening GT.

After many years of development, the long awaited Tesla all electric vehicle is now a reality. Tesla opened their first flagship dealership in Hollywood Thursday and plans to open the next dealership in a couple of months next to their home base in San Carlos.

New Zealand's isolated geographical location has lead to an energy portfolio that contains a large renewable energy mix. Electricity is generated mostly from hydro and geothermal energy. Wind is a growing energy resource. For transport, New Zealand relies on oil imports. No wonder that the New Zealanders are interested in exploring electric or fuel cell vehicles, with the electricity and hydrogen generated in New Zealand in an environmentally friendly way.

Volvo has developed a hybrid garbage truck in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and loud noise. Watch a video of this new hybrid in action.

While we love hearing about sweet rides like the $100K Tesla Roadster, a functional and economical electric car made for the rest of us would be even cooler. This could be it: the Th!nk City electric car, a four-seater with 110 mile range and top speed of 65 mph, priced under $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials, and available in the U.S. in 2009.

I'm sure you've all heard of the sub-prime loan crisis and the falling U.S. dollar, but I bet you didn't know that it was trickling down to affect efficient vehicle choices for U.S. and European consumers.

Does it really matter? If we don't start getting these "new and improved" cars to the market, isn't this just a hypothetical exercise?

Two-seater has performance and style.

Plugin outlets are available now in london for free. While the charging time is long, this means you could recharge while parked at work, or parked for the work day at a garage.

On March 17, Tesla Motors began limited production of their all-electric, zero-emissions sportscar, the Tesla Roadster. It’s a car that can go from 0-60 in 5.7 seconds without using a drop of gas, and promises to be the first of a wave of new plug-in electric vehicles available in the United States.

The Tara Tiny has been unveiled as the world's cheapest car. It follows on the heels of the Tara Nano. The Tiny is an electric car that is expected to be for sale in India this June.

The Lightning Company from Great Britain is almost close to the series production of a car that will probably be the number one favorite car for ecological aspect lovers, but this car will not drop the dynamic aspects regarding a sport super car.

It's an electric world.