Electric roadster a demon on the freeway (International Herald Tribune)

Electric roadster a demon on the freeway (International Herald Tribune)

Electric roadster a demon on the freeway (International Herald Tribune)
In a new approach to making the electric car a mass-market product, a California company is unveiling a model that is very specialized, very expensive and very, very fast.

Electric Smart cars set for road trials (Financial Times)

Electric Smart cars set for road trials (Financial Times)

Electric Smart cars set for road trials (Financial Times)
DaimlerChrysler and Zytek, a West Midlands engineering group, are to unveil on Tuesday a prototype of DaimlerChrysler's Smart city car which, they say, should provide the breakthrough for commercially viable electric- powered cars.

Analysis / Shades of green (Haaretz Daily)
Only two "green" cars are currently sold in Israel: the Toyota Prius and the Honda Civic IMA. Both are hybrids, equipped with an electric motor and a gasoline engine.