Plug It In, Plug It In?A car that needs very little or no gas may sound too good to be true but electric and hybrid cars are incrementally finding their place in a buyers' market looking for fuel-efficiency.
If you'd like to learn a little more about how electric cars work, check out this article from Associated Content. You can also take a peek at and review user ratings of a variety of electric/hybrid vehicles in a quiz developed by the folks at Planet Green. Follow up and review additional details on these same vehicles via Treehugger.
Of course, the library offers in-print and online versions of Consumer Reports which features sturdy, no viewpoint ratings and recommendations on hybrid cars and trucks, as well as a variety of other consumer products.
Further Reading and Viewing
Try the very fun read Greasy Rider by Greg Melville or the point-of-view documentary film Who Killed the Electric Car?
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