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Electric Cars Today
There are several electric cars available to purchase in the United States of today. For example, there is the NmG, manufactured by Myers Motors and the Xebra from Zap!. Of these, the NmG (short for No More Gas) is an electric car which is part car, part motorcycle. The car is currently highway-legal and with it, you get top speeds of 70 mph and pay less than $25,000 for it. The Zap! Xebra, on the other hand, is a similar electric car, priced just under $10,000. The car is best at errants around town with a 40-50 mile range, with top speeds at 40-50 mph. Beyond these two, there are quite a few electric cars coming into the U.S. car market. The Tesla Roadster is aiming to introduce electric cars into the high performance sports car segment of the car market. Already, the electric car performance enthusiasts are holding competitions with their electric vehicles, organized by the National Electric Drag Racing Association (www.nedra.com). Another car aiming to conquer the sports car market with an electric vehicle is the Wrigtspeed X1. For the bigger commuter vehicle market, there are several cars in pre-production phase: the Tango and the Think car. The Tangois an EV offered by Spokane-based Commuter Cars Corp. It seats two people in a one behind the other fashion, like you would seat people on a motorcycle and uses a streamlined battery-driven design that can slip in and out of traffic and parking spaces. Another up and coming design for the American market is the Th!nk Global with their TH!NK car. Their is a small EV, developed by a Norwegian design team, previously owned and developed by the American Ford company. Their cars are already in the streets under the name CityBee in Europe and their previous vehicles have operated under the brand Citi in the U.S. As for the background, Ford sold Th!nk to a European firm, which went bankrupt in 2006, and was bought by a group of Norwegian investors that is looking to introduce the vehicle back into the U.S. market.
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