Battery Electric Bicycles and Motorscooters: These motorized vehicles are an excellent form of transportation especially for the urban commuter. There is a wealth of information on the electric-bikes.com website.

Battery Electric Motorboats: Small pleasure boats cause extensive air, water, and noise pollution. Electric motors can dramatically reduce these problems. Additional listings at www.electricboat.com

Battery Electric Utility Vehicles: Electric utility vehicles are popular as golf carts, indoor people movers and to meet the needs of indoor warehouses where air pollution cannot be tolerated. Electric utility vehicles are also being adopted by airlines for ground service support and by companies involved in urban delivery services to reduce airport and urban smog.

Battery Electric Vehicles: Battery-electric vehicles have no emissions at the tail pipe and have proven to be excellent commuter cars and neighborhood vehicles. As battery technology improves, driving range between charges will increase.

Heavy Duty Vehicles: Diesel buses and trucks are a major source of particulate matter, contributing to lung cancer among city dwellers. Many battery-electric, and hybrid-electric buses are becoming available. Encourage your local transit authority to purchase them.

Hybrid Electric Vehicles : Hybrids combine conventional engines with electric drive systems to increase fuel economy by up to 50%. The current hybrids use gasoline, but alternative fuels could be used in the future. Three sedans are available today. Hybrid SUVs and vans are expected to hit the market in 2003-2004.

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles: Neighborhood Electric Vehicles offer a new way of getting around. They are defined as vehicles that are allowed to travel on roads posted with speed limits of 35 mph or less. Several companies are successfully marketing these vehicles to universities, corporate parks, and as a great way to get around town or to mass transit.

The Future: Many hybrid and battery-electric vehicles, often smaller than conventional U.S. cars, are being used worldwide. Several hybrids have long ìEV onlyî driving ranges, thereby greatly reducing the need for gasoline. All major auto companies are also working toward the introduction of fuel-cell vehicles in limited numbers over the next several years. Widespread use will depend on the availability of fuel, if hydrogen is not made from gasoline.