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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. All will qualify for a $7,500 federal tax credit. Which electric-car developer counts former U.

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

And at the headquarters of Pacific Gas and Electric, utility executives are preparing “heat maps” of neighborhoods that they fear may overload the power grid in their exuberance for electric cars.&#. Price and tax incentives need to be worked out. There is a huge momentum here,” said Andrew Tang, an executive at P.G.&