CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars

Think electric cars start rolling off lines again
Norway-based Think has resumed producing its small electric car after staving off financial crisis, with first car deliveries due before the end of the year.

Barriers loom on road to plug-in cars
Automakers, utilities, and environmentalists alike are increasingly gung-ho for electric vehicles. But it's hard to say if consumers will share their enthusiasm.

Clusters of plug-in cars will tax local power grids
Utility executives are most concerned about neighborhoods with many electric cars maxing out local circuits, says the CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric.

Ford charges electric, hybrid strategy
Ford's newly named director of global electrification forecasts rapid growth for hybrids and markets for battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles developing in the years ahead.

Ultracapacitors look to fit into energy storage
Batteries get all the attention when it comes to electric vehicles and grid storage, but ultracapacitor companies say the bursts of power they provide can play a role.