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Opinion: Building Electric Cars Isn't Enough

The introduction of the Nissan Leaf -- the first all-electric car from a major automaker -- is a big, tangible sign that electric vehicles are no longer just the stuff of environmentalist dreams or science fiction. Electric vehicles are here to stay, and during the next few years most major automakers will roll out an...

Chevy Volt Nabs North American Car of the Year Award; 5 Facts on the Car

The eco-friendly Chevy Volt just picked up the prestigious North American Car of the Year award at the Detroit Auto Show. The Volt beat out 13 other cars to win the sought-after title. The award, which is given out by a jury of Canadian and American journalists, goes to the car that excels in categories including...

Ford Focus, Electric Version, Unveiled at CES [VIDEO]

Ford is all charged up. The Ford Motor Co. revealed its first all-electric vehicle, the Focus Electric, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today. Although many of the specifics are not yet public, the company did emphasize that the Focus Electric's charging time will be just half that of competing electric...

Study: Electric Cars Face Uphill Battle

(Oct. 28) -- Environmentalists and auto manufacturers alike are banking on electric cars as the next big thing in personal mobility. But in order for that to happen, people are going to have to buy them, and a new study suggests that will be the biggest stumbling block in building the transportation of the future. A study...

Can US Power Grid Handle a Surge of Electric Cars?

(Oct. 17) -- A new generation of vehicles powered at least partially by electricity is on the way. And the prospect of a million or more Chevy Volts, Nissan Leafs, Tesla Roadsters and others on our highways in the next few years raises a practical question: Can the nation's electrical grid handle the power surge? The grid...

Background on electric car

An electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device.

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