Plugging In Transportation

From motor legends such as Ford to international startups like REVA, car makers around the world are gearing up to build electric vehicles ranging from sports cars to family vans. There doesn’t seem to be an official list of current and coming electric vehicles, many of which are tentative or produced on a limited basis. The following is not a definitive listing of electric vehicles, but it proves that the move to electric vehicles is both real and imminent.

Key:
EV = electric vehicle
NEV = low-speed neighborhood electric vehicle
EREV = extended-range electric vehicle
PHEV = plug-in hybrid electric vehicle

Available Now
CAR	TYPE	MORE INFORMATION
BMW Mini-E (limited leasing in California, New York and New Jersey)	EV	miniusa.com/minie-usa
Columbia ParCar Mega	NEV	columbiavehicles.com
Chrysler Global Electric Motorcars	NEV	gemcar.com
Miles Electric ZX40	NEV	milesev.com
Myers NmG	NEV	myersmotors.com
REVAi (available in India)	EV	revaindia.com
Tesla Roadster	EV	teslamotors.com
Think City (available in Norway)	EV	think.no
ZAP Xebra	NEV	zapworld.com
Scheduled for Production in —
Late 2009
CAR	TYPE	MORE INFORMATION
Fisker Karma/Sunset	EREV	fiskerautomotive.com
Mitsubishi iMiEV (only in the U.K. for now)	EV	mitsubishicars.com
Pininfarina B0	EV	pininfarina.com
2010
BYD E6	EV	byd.com
Chevy Volt	EREV	chevrolet.com/electriccar
Daimler Smart EV (pilot testing now in the U.K.)	EV	smart.com
Ford Transit	EV
Lightning GT (available in the U.K.)	EV	lightningcarcompany.co.uk
Miles Electric XS500	EV	milesev.com/highwayspeed.aspx#hsv.swf
Optimal Energy Joule	EV	optimalenergy.co.za
Persu Mobility (only in California)	PHEV	persumobility.com
Saturn Vue (SUV)	PHEV
Toyota Prius Plug-in	PHEV
Visionary Vehicles	PHEV	vvcars.com
2011
Ford Focus EV	EV	autoshows.ford.com
Opel Ampera	EREV	opel.com
Renault ZE	EV	renault.com
2012
Bright Automotive	PHEV	brightautomotive.com
Nissan	EV
Toyota FT-EV	EV	toyota.com/concept-vehicles/ftev.html
Venturi Volage (only 25 to be built)	EV	venturivolage.fr
Volvo ReCharge	PHEV	volvocars.com
Concept Models (No Production Announced)
CAR	TYPE	MORE INFORMATION
Aptera 2e	EREV	aptera.com
Cadillac Converj	EREV	cadillac.com
Chrysler 200C EV	EREV	chrysler.com/en/autoshow
Chrysler EcoVoyager	EREV	chrysler.com/en/autoshow
Dodge Circuit	EV	dodge.com/en/autoshow
Dodge ZEO	EV	dodge.com/en/autoshow
DuraCar QUICC! Van	EV	duracar.nl
Ford Escape	PHEV
Green Vehicles Triac	EV	greenvehicles.com
Imperia GP	PHEV	imperia-auto.be/en
Jeep Patriot/Circuit	EREV
Johnson Controls re3	PHEV	johnsoncontrols.com
Mercedes E-Cell	EV/EREV	mbusa.com
Mindset E-Motion	EREV
Phoenix SUV/SUT	EV	phoenixmotorcars.com
REVA NXG	EV	revaindia.com/events.htm
Subaru R1e/Stella	EV