GM’s Volt sold 1,200 units in the first quarter of 2011. Nissan Leaf sales are expected to reach 10,000 in the U.S. alone, by the end of 2011. That’s with price tags of $40,000 and $33,000, respectively, after tax rebates. And this just in: “Ford Motor Co. plans to add 220 jobs at plants in Michigan as it triples production of electric vehicles to 100,000 annually by 2013.”
Seattle residents driving electric cars can “fill up” away from home at a growing number of recharge stations: Vulcan just opened 24 at eight locations in South Lake Union this June. Continue reading Electric Cars Are Coming…For You!