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...enough to take it for some pretty good rides around town. My best moment was tailing a tiny electric car, presumably with a smug environmentalist behind the wheel, on a narrow road. I considered following him all the way home and leaving a note on his windshield: "Nice ride, volt guzzler!" But remembering the hubris of my youth, I opted instead to keep my eyes on the road...
...risks. Reva faces a growing list of potential competitors that plan to launch all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles over the next several years. GM's Chevy Volt is expected to debut in the U.S. in 2010; BMW says it will test-market an electric car in Britain and other countries later this year; while Renault-Nissan plans to make an electric car by 2012. A Frost & Sullivan study reckons that by 2020, at least 15% of all new cars sold will be electric. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...electric cars now on the drawing boards of established automakers are likely to cost more than $20,000, limiting their potential customer base to well-heeled drivers in wealthier countries. The sticker price of GM's Volt could be as high...
...complicate matters more, an influx of 220-volt chargers on one block, even just two or three per a typical circuit (10 to 12 homes), could overwhelm the system, according to Craver. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...free time, Kaufmann spreads the EV word at Environmental Motors in nearby Glendale, one of a handful of EV dealers in the region. He doesn't worry about the cost of charging up at home either. The Zenn has an on-board charger and plugs into his standard 110-volt socket, which Kaufmann compares to plugging in a cell phone. Others claim it draws more like a dehumidifier. Still, says Kaufman, "I don't even notice it on my electric bill...