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Recounts the true story of a group of rural North Carolina high school students who entered a high-tech contest and, against all odds, build an award-winning electric car.

Discusses the effect that automobiles have had on the environment, and describes how hybrid cars can provide solutions to some of those problems.

Explores hybrid cars and the question of whether they are better than gasoline powered cars.

Explores the technology used in the eBox electronic car and discusses how the auto industry has been impacted by the movement towards more environmentally friendly living.

Provides information on the electric technology used in the Volt, and discusses how the green movement has affected the auto industry.

Discusses electric cars, how they work, their problems, and their future.

Examines the history of electric automobiles, including how they were made obsolete by gasoline-powered vehicles, and discusses how modern electric and hybrid models work, the reasons why they have become popular again, and the future.

Describes a variety of environmentally-friendly race cars, including the eVaro, Tokai Challenger, Greenbird, and others.

"As concern about global warming grows, electric cars powered by clean technology seem like the ideal replacement for carbon-burning gasoline or diesel engines.

Describes the invention and development of hybrid cars. Includes a glossary, a list of Web sites, and a bibliography for further reading.

Presents an illustrated history of electric and hybrid cars produced during the early twentieth century, the companies that built them, political and environmental aspects, marketing strategies, and general attitude by consumers.

A guide to electric cars that discusses the best cars currently available, the practical aspects of owning a green vehicle, the pros and cons of electric cars, and the future of motoring, and includes green tips for drivers and sixty photographs and diagrams.

Explains how internal combustion automobiles work, the advantages and disadvantages of electric and hybrid automobiles and how they work, how to reduce carbon emissions, and what to expect in the future.

In 1903, when Mr. Tweedle decides to buy a car, he chooses a big, green, electric model that the people who drive cars powered by gas and by steam make fun of, until one day, when the Tweedles' reliable electric car saves the day.

"Award-winning former Wall Sreet Journal reporter John Fialka brings to life this thrilling and important story about American's rejection and second obsession with the electric car.