Saturday 9 July 2011

Is electric car era finally dawning in U.S.?

(CBS News) 
Concern over gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon combined with concern over greenhouse gases have caused consumers to reconsider the electric vehicle. In fact, President Obama is hoping to get people charged up about electric cars by offering big rebates.

But would you ever buy one?

On "The Early Show," CBS News Correspondent Ben Tracy reported that Chris Paine, a proponent of electric cars and documentary filmmaker, has an all-electric Tesla roadster that goes from zero to 60 miles per hour in about four seconds.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/20/earlyshow/main20072501.shtml#ixzz1PpU6RRqL

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