The latest entrant into the electric car wars is Chrsler:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26850309
Thankfully they decided to use the Lotus Europa chassis so at least it looks good and handles well. None of that hideous styling or handling that can be found in other Chrysler designs. If they can keep the weight down and provide a reasonable driving range they could have a winner on their hands - finally a real world, envirnonmentally friendly car (not an apology for a car ala Prius).
On the other hand, when you see what a small company produce the Lightning,
http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/227634/lightning-strikes.html#
makes you wonder if the auto majors have fallen asleep at the wheel or if profit motive is preventing the introduction of environmentally better cars that people would actually want to buy.
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