American EV Makers – The Next Tycoons
Filed Under: FutureCars.com, green automotive technology on November 17, 2009
by Aaron Turpen, FutureCars.com
Innovation is what America is all about. Nearly every major invention of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was created by an American, an American company, or both. Great inventors and entrepreneurs are what made up this nation’s economic history. From Henry Ford to Elon Musk, the automobile industry has been a focus of that American spirit.
Behind the innovation are the entrepreneurs that create it and in the new market of electric cars that’s now emerging, there is no shortage of entrepreneurs and their startups. Although we all know about the Chevrolet Volt and the Toyota Prius, those companies are not the end-all or be-all of EV tech. There are many, many other innovators with electrics available now or soon to hit the streets.
The companies on our list all produce an electric or hybrid-electric car, truck, or other small transportation vehicle. They are highway-ready, DOE-recognized machines, not glorified golf carts and Razor scooters. None of them are the Big 3 in Detroit.
To see the whole list, visit FutureCars.com by clicking here.
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