Electric cars all the rave at Ann Arbor automotive tech show
American automakers have been leaning on Ann Arbor-based research to push forward the electrification of the automobile, and evidence of that was on display at the Michigan Electric Vehicle Show in Ann Arbor.Excerpt:ANN ARBOR, MI (Michigan Radio) – People interested in electric cars can see everything from a 1916 Detroit Electric to a Tesla Roadster at the Second Annual Michigan Electric Vehicle Show on Saturday. The Chevy Volt may also make an appearance. Also at the show, production cars made in the 1990s to meet California’s emissions standards, along with popular hybrids like the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid.Electric car hobbyists have been converting gasoline-powered vehicles to battery-drive for decades in the U.S. Some of those – all road-worthy and street-legal – will also be on display.Read the rest of the story here.
American automakers have been leaning on Ann Arbor-based research to push forward the electrification of the automobile, and evidence of that was on display at the Michigan Electric Vehicle Show in Ann Arbor.
Excerpt:
ANN ARBOR, MI (Michigan Radio) – People interested in electric cars can see everything from a 1916 Detroit Electric to a Tesla Roadster at the Second Annual Michigan Electric Vehicle Show on Saturday.
The Chevy Volt may also make an appearance.
Also at the show, production cars made in the 1990s to meet California’s emissions standards, along with popular hybrids like the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid.
Electric car hobbyists have been converting gasoline-powered vehicles to battery-drive for decades in the U.S. Some of those – all road-worthy and street-legal – will also be on display.
Read the rest of the story here.
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