Xebra EV is a great intown solution

A company called Green Planet is opening a ZAP EV dealership in Atlanta. The family and I test drove the Xebra last weekend (that's my daughters Shelly and April in and around the vehicle pictured). This three-wheeled vehicle is the first Chinese production vehicle to be sold in America and is the only city-class EV that you can actually purchase right now. The Xebra is different from it's predecessors, including the ill-fated GM EV-1, in that it charges with a standard 110v plug. You'll recall that in the late 90's when electric vehicles were in use for a minute, they required special charging stations to hook up to. Not so with the Xebra. Any accessible standard wall outlet is a potential charging station powering this little vehicle at a cost of three cents a mile.

The Xebra is an alternative niche product that is another weapon in the fight against traffic congestion, foreign oil dependence, and climate change.