Electric Cars
Automakers have been on an electric-car spree recently, announcing that they will be rolling out cleaner, all-electric models as early as this year. All of them require recharging the battery by plugging it into an electrical outlet. (Some have a back-up gasoline power source.)
Click ahead to take a look at some of the electric cars expected to hit the market this and the next couple of years.
Updated Oct. 8, 2010
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Fisker Karma
Release date: 2010
Price: $87,900
Type: Plug-in hybrid
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Chevrolet Volt
Release date: 2010
Price: $41,000
Type: Plug-in hybrid
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CODA Automotive Sedan
Release date: 2010
Price: $44,900
Type: Fully electric
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Ford Transit Connect
Release date: 2010
Price: $21,475
Type: Fully electric
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Nissan Leaf
Release date: 2010
Price: $32,780
Type: Fully electric
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Smart ForTwo Electric Drive
Release date: 2012
Price: N/A
Type: Fully electric
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Ford Focus Electric
Release date: 2011
Price: N/A
Type: Fully electric
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Tesla Model S
Release date: 2012
Price: $57,400
Type: Fully electric
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Toyota FT-EV
Release date: 2012
Price: N/A
Type: Fully electric
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