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Multi-nation survey reports consumers want electric cars. Now.

Plugs and Cars

There is an existing market for electric vehicles, especially among those who can afford the extra cost of limited-production new technology vehicles. There are no cars for sale. Consumers would be buying now if there were products,” says Gregor Matthies, a Munich-based partner at Bain who specializes in the auto industry.

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Enter BMW — with Carbon Fiber

Revenge of the Electric Car

BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. It has, however, previously used carbon fiber in race cars as well as body and interior panels for its M Series of performance models. BMW MegaCity Urban Electric Car To Be Built of Carbon Fiber. 2009 BMW Concept ActiveE. April 7th, 2010. Early tests.