ELECTRIC CARS

SECOND NATURE NEWS / SPRING 2008/ ALLIANT ENERGY/ PAGE 4

We are finally seeing a new electric automobile that is for close to home in town driving. It gets up to 10 times the amount of mpg as a gas car. The cost is about 12, 500 dollars.

It has room for 4 and is a tiny little bug.

However, it can only go 25 miles per hour and will cover 35 miles per battery charge. Thus, you must avoid long trips and the interstate.

However, this is the beginning and it appears that electric cars may some day be the alternative car of the future. With more nuclear power plants and alternative energy, this little car may be just what you want. The future prospects are that cars will go much faster and much cheaper.

Do you want to see one? Try greenautos.com/

By the way, recharge time is about 4 hours. The company is a small Ma& Pa in Wisconsin and has been open for over a year. The cars are called NEV meaning

NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

The model now being sold is called a ZENN and is in many colors with numerous additions. . The company itself is environmental friendly as the car.