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Converting gas-powered cars to electric

Larry Horsley loves that he doesn't buy much gas, even though he drives his '95 Chevy S-10 back and forth to work each day.

Time.com: Nissan Shows Test Models of Electric Car

Nissan showed on Wednesday a spiffy electric car packed with a battery developed by the Japanese automaker to deliver more power than the type common in today's hybrids

Time.com: A New (Good) Look for Electric Cars

Two new battery-powered cars show that green autos don't have to be ugly and slow, which should help rev up the market

Utilities: Grid can handle influx of electric cars

Which draws more juice from the electric grid, a big-screen plasma television or recharging a plug-in hybrid car?

Fortune: Tesla's wild ride

For Martin Eberhard, there were many obstacles on the path to building the ultimate electric sports car. There was the scientific challenge of creating a lithium ion battery pack stable enough to power a 2,650-pound vehicle. There was the belief that Americans would stick with their gas-guzzlers, no matter what the price of oil. And there was, of course, the considerable resistance in the venture capital community to funding heavy industry.

CNNMoney: Energy's easiest fix: Use less

Want to help the country save a quick million barrels of oil a day? Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires.

McCain calls for $300 million prize for better car battery

Sen. John McCain on Monday called for a $300 million prize to whoever can develop a battery that will "leapfrog" the abilities of current hybrid and electric cars.

True or false: Electric cars

True or False: In the 1890's electric cars out sold gasoline powered versions ten to one.

Granny loves her G-Wiz

Transplanted from the U.S to London, Phyllis Earl knows how to get somebody's attention.

What can steer us to driving electric?

It's small, affluent, tech-savvy and it has a very obvious pollution problem -- Hong Kong is arguably an ideal destination for electric cars.

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