Six EVs You Can Actually Buy in the Next Few Years

Over the past few years, the media hype for electric vehicles hasbuilt to a fever pitch. These sleek, highly conceptual cars, we aretold, will forever change the way we drive. But how many of these carsbecome more than just a flashy 3-D rendering? Between

Nissan Leaf
Expected release date: December 2010 with refundable $99 reservation; increased availability begins in the spring of 2011, with full market roll-out by 2012
Price estimate: $25,280 (after $7,500 tax saving)
Projected range: 100 miles<

Chevrolet Volt
Expected release date: late fall 2010 in Washington, D.C., New York City, California, and Austin; early 2011 in Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, all of Texas, all of New York; late 2011 to mid 2012 nationwide
Price estimate: TBD (sp

Tesla Model S
Expected release date: early 2012 with a $5,000 reservation fee
Price estimate: $49,900 (after $7,500 tax saving)
Projected range: 300 miles
Charge time: 45-minute quick charge, five-minute battery swap, standard charging between

CODA
Expected release date: late 2010 in California
Price estimate: $32,500 (after $7,500 tax saving, unofficially)
Projected range: 90 to 120 miles
Charge time: Six hours with 220V
Classification: Four-door sedan (seats four)
Power: 13

Fisker Karma
Expected release date: February 2011
Price estimate: $87,900
Projected range: 50 miles (electric only)
Charge time: TBD
Classification: Four-door sedan (seats four)
Power: Combined 403 hp (electric motors), 265 hp (2.0L turb

Aptera 2e
Expected release date: TBD (estimated 2011), reservations for $500 available in California only
Price estimate: $25,000 to $40,000
Projected range: 100 miles
Charge time: 11 hours (level one charge); six hours (level two charge)
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