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Learn more about today's EV products, companies, infrastructure, and programs.
- Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas
EVAA provides information, support, and marketing development for electric vehicles.
Neighborhood EVs
Neighborhood EVs are an alternative to a second car. The initial purchase price, maintenance, insurance and cost of operation represent a very real and stylish alternative to a traditional gas-powered automobile for those around-the-neighborhood trips. Local trips for shopping, family activities, school, church, or just getting around the neighborhood are made fun and easy.
City EVs
Full-function EVs
Recreational ET
For running errands or getting away from it all. Big-city streets or winding country trails. The companies below are all producing fun electric vehicles. Affordable electric vehicles from TH!NK.
Industrial ET
There are a wide range of industrial electric vehicles available ranging from electric forklifts to electric postal vehicles. These industrial electric vehicles are quiet, designed for heavy-duty use in busy retail and warehouse operations, and offer years of reliable use.
- Blue Giant Industrial Trucks
- Caterpillar Lifts
- Crown Equipment
- Hyster
- Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks
- Nissan Forklift Corporation
- Toyota Industrial Equipment
- Yale Material Handling Corporation
Other EVs
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) combine the internal combustion engine of a conventional vehicle with the battery and electric motor of an electric vehicle. Resulting in twice the fuel economy of conventional vehicles. This combination offers the extended range and rapid refueling that consumers expect from a conventional vehicle, with a significant portion of the energy and environmental benefits of an electric vehicle. The practical benefits of HEVs include improved fuel economy and lower emissions compared to conventional vehicles. The inherent flexibility of HEVs will allow them to be used in a wide range of applications, from personal transportation to commercial hauling.
Fuel Cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical device in which the energy of a chemical reaction is converted directly into electricity. Unlike an electric cell or battery, a fuel cell does not run down or require recharging; it operates as long as the fuel and an oxidizer are supplied continuously from outside the cell. Most major vehicle manufacturers regard the PEM fuel cell as the successor to the internal combustion engine.
General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda and others have prototypes using this technology. On the road testing is well underway, using a range of vehicles and locations.