Chevy Volt Electric Car, 2008 Malibu at Washington Auto Show

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan 17, 2007) — From a sleek, electrically powered concept vehicle that makes trips to the gas station a rarity to one of America’s favorite muscle cars, design and technology dominate the General Motors exhibit at the 2007 Washington Auto Show, which opens to the public January 24.
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When you think 'electric car' you don't usually picture something like this:
http://forums.detnews.com/pix/autos/concepts/07chevroletvoltconcept/a.jpg

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Electric cars will be a significant part of our automotive futures.
See an electric car race a Ferrari and a Porsche at: YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqqtJpfZElQ)
An pass at 11.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile is pretty impressive.
http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/images/wrightspeed_ev.jpg