Electric Automobiles in the 1990s and Beyond

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"Electric Automobiles


At the turn of the century, most U.S. automobiles were electric (McCarty, 1988, p. 160). With improved roads spanning greater distances, however, the range and performance capabilities of the internal combustion engine made the electric vehicles obsolete (McCarty, 1988, p. 160). Now, as the century comes to a close, conditions spawned by the internal combustion engine's widespread use..such as air pollution and the nation's dependence on foreign oil..are forcing an assessment of alternative technologies (McCarty, 1988, p. 160).


In fact, recent legislation passed in California amounts to a directive for the production of electric cars (Stix, 1992, p. 126). As of 1990, the state requires that 2 percent of all new cars sold in 1998 be emission.free (Achille's Axle, 1992, p...."

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