![The latest GM concept car, the EN-V or "Electric Networked-Vehicle," launch ceremony China expo](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/hash/ab/bb/abbbab09da4c8ead4d188d8701f91f48.jpg "The latest GM concept car, the EN-V or "Electric Networked-Vehicle," launch ceremony China expo")
With the unavoidable arrival of the clean economy, automobile makers have increased their research and development budgets to try and come up with the next hit car. Electric vehicles are known for being small and functional. These cars may just change your opinion of that. Most can go at least 100 miles on a full charge.
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The Tesla Roadster delivers full availability of performance every moment you are in the car, even while at a stoplight. Its peak torque begins at 0 rpm and stays powerful at 14,000 rpm.
This is the precise opposite of what you experience with a gasoline engine, which has very little torque at a low rpm and only reaches peak torque in a narrow rpm range. This forces you to make frequent gear changes to maintain optimal torque. With the Tesla Roadster, you get great acceleration and the highest energy efficiency at the same time. All while requiring no special driving skills to enjoy it. This makes the Tesla Roadster six times as efficient as the best sports cars while producing one-tenth of the pollution.
- With its unique design, the Aptera 2e has gained many fans on the Internet. Aptera hopes to put the vehicle into production next year. This two seater is designed as a commuter car with a top speed of 85 mph and a range of about 100 miles.
- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's newly unveiled electric car "i-MiEV" in Tokyo, Japan below. Mitsubishi Motors said Tuesday, March 23, 2010, it aims to more than triple annual production of its electric car _ the i-MiEV _ over the next three years, anticipating robust global demand for the zero-emission vehicle.
- Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga arrives below at a news conference on the automaker's "Leaf" zero-emission electric vehicle in Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Nissan said Tuesday its new electric car will start at 3.76 million yen ($40,000) in Japan, aiming to put zero-emission cars within reach of drivers around the world. Deliveries of the car will start in December and customers in Japan will be able to place orders starting April 1, Japan's No. 3 automaker said.
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On Avalon, lots are small and off-street parking is only large enough for a "golf cart." If you walk around Avalon and look under the "golf carts," it is obvious that they are all gasoline powered. Electric golf carts will not hack the hills. The only difference between existing golf carts and new electric vehicles is the batteries. So far it seem no one has switched batteries in an existing golf cart.
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