Electric bicycle assembly lines like this one in China produce more than 20 million e-bikes annually.

Riding an electric-assist bicycle in New York is, for the moment, illegal. Photo credit: William Ward (Flickr).

Pair of Hino/Toyota developed electric trucks with refrigeration units.

Electric energy from solar panels mounted along roadway could help power embedded charging system.

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Are EV Owners Too Enthusiastic?

Brad Tuttle thinks electric car owners' own enthusiasm may be putting off those who aren't ready to adopt the technology.

Some electric vehicle owners have over-the-top praise for their cars’ performance and practicality. Does that mean the vast majority of drivers on the road are stupid for not being EV early adopters?

Check out this article in the Washington Post, written by a columnist who says “I can’t drive my Mercedes-Benz any more” after owning an electric-powered $60,000 Tesla Model S for a month. Here’s a snippet of the breathless review, appropriately titled “Confessions of a Tesla Fanboy”:

When you step on the pedal in the Model S you skip a few heartbeats. The car literally seems to fly. It is frighteningly quiet and picks up acceleration like a spaceship shifting into warp speed. I’ve raced Formula Fords at Skip Barber Racing School and have driven Porches and Ferraris owned by my friends. They feel like super-charged lawn mowers when compared with the Tesla.

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JIM STACK wrote on 26-Feb-2013:

the author said it= it seems almost idiotic to still be driving around in a vehicle powered by a traditional internal-combustion engine and dropping money at gas stations on a regular basis. [10]

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