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Electric Cars Charging the Future (View and Vote Slideshow)

Electric cars used to be a far-off vision of the future, but, as it turns out, the future is almost here! From concepts to prototypes to production cars you can buy and drive today, electric cars are charging toward the future. Check out these great designs of the future that's already arriving. + READ MORE

Quiz: Know Your Electric Car Trivia?

To most people, electric cars are both familiar and unknown. It still looks and drives like a car, but what's under the hood is quite different, and some of the old rules of thumbs used when operating a gasoline and diesel vehicles simply won't work anymore. Test your knowledge of electric vehicles in this quiz. + READ MORE

Are You Falling for These Common Electric Car Myths? (Video)

As automakers race to secure their entrees to the electric car market, some worry about the questions that remain. There's only one problem with these questions: They are based on long-held myths that don't reflect the realities of modern electric vehicles. Don't fall for these electric car myths!+ READ MORE

Can Electric Car Batteries Be Recycled?

Happily, the answer is yes -- the batteries that power electric cars can be recycled. For decades, the few electric vehicles that were on the road were powered by lead-acid batteries. The latest models, with their lighter weight and longer range, use lithium-ion batteries. In either case, the batteries that power electric cars can be recycled. Here's how it works. + READ MORE

Challenges Facing the Electric Car Industry

It's tough to get a new business off the ground. It's even tougher when you're trying to launch a new industry based on a new product that could alter the ways millions of people get around. Just ask any electric car maker; there are a handful of real challenges facing the electric car industry. + READ MORE

What is Range Anxiety?

These days, we have no shortage of things in our lives that cause worry and stress. Although electric cars will mean many great things for our planet, like zero emissions and a reduced dependence on fossil fuels, the truth is they're about to give you one more thing to worry about: Range anxiety. + READ MORE

Can the Power Grid Charge Millions of Electric Cars?

On the heels of range anxiety arises a new fear: grid anxiety. This is the worry that if everybody gets rid of their gasoline-powered cars and charges up their shiny new electric cars in garages across the land, the grid won't be able to handle it, and there'll be a huge blackout. Would that really happen? + READ MORE

Will Electric Cars Have High Resale Values?

When you're researching vehicles to find the perfect ride, you'll undoubtedly check factors such as performance, cost and reliability. For many car buyers, resale value is another important consideration. When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), that last point is a difficult one to determine. + READ MORE

Who Created the First Electric Car?

The automobile is one of those inventions that can be credited to many different inventors. The first "horseless carriages," as these vehicles were known as in the 18th and 19th centuries, were propelled by steam, which was the high-tech propulsion method of its day. However, the idea of making a carriage that was driven by electricity originated with a Scottish inventor named Robert Anderson. + READ MORE

How to Run an Electric Car on Green Electricity

Electric cars, unlike cars that use internal combustion engines, emit no polluting gases or particles from the tailpipe. But that doesn't mean that using (and charging) an electric car isn't responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, unless you can charge it up with green electricity. Here's how. + READ MORE

Will Solar Electric Cars Ever Become Affordable?

More and more, we're seeing cars that run on something other than gasoline. Electric cars like the Tesla Roadster and Nissan LEAF are gaining tremendous buzz among eco-minded drivers and carmakers are even experimenting with hydrogen fuel cell power. But when will we get to see cars powered by sunlight?+ READ MORE

How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?

Electric cars that run only on power stored in their batteries -- no gasoline required -- are going to hit the mass market in the United States over the next few years, thanks to the handful of manufacturers rolling them out. Sure, you don't have to fill them up with gas, but what is it going to cost to keep the batteries charged?+ READ MORE

How Long Does It Take to Charge an Electric Car?

Coming soon to a garage near you: Electric vehicles! But how long will an EV will have to be plugged into the wall before it's ready for its next silent neighborhood mission?+ READ MORE

Are Electric Cars Cheaper to Run?

So you've done everything you can think of: Checked your tire pressure, carpooled, telecommuted -- or maybe you even drive a hybrid. But you can't shake that nagging feeling that you're car is still polluting the atmosphere more than you'd like. The best solution for emissions remorse is to do away with your car's tailpipe altogether. While electric cars will cost more up front than their gasoline-powered compatriots, in the long run, they may be cheaper to operate.+ READ MORE

Does Extreme Weather Affect Electric Cars?

Electric cars are still new enough on the scene that there are still many questions being asked about the viability of the technology: Is it safe? Will it last long, and work well? One of the biggest questions of all: Does extreme weather affect electric cars?+ READ MORE

Understanding the Electric Car Motor

After many false starts and a lot of resistance from major automakers, it appears as if mass-produced electric automobiles are ready to hit the market. But with the internal combustion engine claiming nearly a century of market dominance, much of the driving public is clueless about how electric motors operate -- are they complicated? Are they safe? Thus, we present this brief guide to Understanding the Electric Car Motor. + READ MORE

Understanding Electric Car Charging Stations

So if electric cars are so great for the environment, why haven't they caught on yet? There are lots of political reasons for this, and a few technical ones. One of those reasons: People need a reliable network of places to recharge electric cars when they're away from home. Here's what that network might look like. + READ MORE

What's Different About Electric Car Batteries?

Most automobiles on the market today have lead-acid batteries under the hood. These batteries are popular for a couple of reasons. The first is that they are the oldest form of rechargeable battery still in common use, having been invented in the mid-19th century. Over the years, battery manufacturers have gotten very, very good at making them. + READ MORE

World's First "Green Highway" for Biofuel and Electric Cars

Plans are in the works for a road in Finland where service stops would offer electric charging stations and pumps filled with locally-sourced biofuels. + READ MORE

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