battery-electric

The fact that Standard Oil made gasoline cheap instead of expensive during the early development of the automobile is the reason we didn't drive battery-electric cars (of which there were more in 1900 than gasoline powered cars) for the last century.

Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

On Monday, GM said it will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., a seven-year-old maker of battery-electric buses backed by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

GM Ventures Into Start-Ups Mike Ramsey 2011

Last week, Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally unveiled a fully electric version of its Ford Focus, a compact sedan that could compete with Nissan Motor Co.'s new Leaf, which also runs solely on battery-electric power.

Ford to Step Up Hiring Matthew Dolan 2011

I thanked God that I was not in the battery-electric Nissan Leaf.

2011 Nissan Altima 2.5S sedan Warren Brown 2011

On Monday, GM said it will invest $6 million in Proterra Inc., a seven-year-old maker of battery-electric buses backed by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

GM Ventures Into Start-Ups Mike Ramsey 2011

The all-electric Focus could compete with Nissan Motor Co.'s new Leaf, which also runs solely on battery-electric power.

Car Makers Roll Again Matthew Dolan 2011

(The Insight was supposed to have a battery-electric drivetrain up front and a Smart diesel engine driving the rear wheels.)

Automotive X Prize: A tale of two teams--Wikispeed, FourSight 2010

Most battery-electric cars can go a maximum of 100 miles before they need to be recharged.

Here come the electric cars: Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and more 2010

Most battery-electric cars can go a maximum of 100 miles before they need to be recharged.

Here come the electric cars: Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and more 2010

Both E-Tracers passed the 104-MPGe minimum requirement for battery-electric vehicles without incurring a penalty.

Automotive X Prize video: X-Tracer E-Tracer 2010