Electric Cars are coming

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Trenton, New Jersey 1. Imagine a car that has no en-gine, burns no gasoline, gives off no air pollutants,makesvery clean noise, and has practically no vibration.That's what is possible with a battery-powered automobile. What's more, there are hundreds of such vehicles now in use.
2. Ordinary automobiles burn gasolineor diesel fuel, and,when that happens,poisonous gases suchas carbon monoxide, one of the gases that make smog, are released.The result is pollutedair that can be harmful to your health.
3. Although progress has been made in reducing the gases given off by fuel-burning engines,it is doubtful that they will ever be perfect.So, the search is on for nonpolluting ways to power cars and trucks. The electric car may be the best solution to the problem. Car makers and state and federal governments are spending millions on researching ways to make practical,affordable battery-powered vehicles.
4. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protectionand Energy-NJDEPE for short-is experimenting with an electric car. You can see the car in and around the streets and roads of Trenton,N. J. You'll know the car when you see it. It's a minivan with the sign "ElectricPowered" ona side panel.It probably won't be traveling in the fast lane of a highway, although it can go as fast as 52 miles an hour. You might get a little impatient if you are behind it at a stop street. The vehicle doesn't have a fast getaway.
5. Don't expect to hear the kind of roaring noise that ordinary vehicles make. The van's electric motor makes a soft, whining sound-somethinglikethe sound you hear coming from a refrigeratormotor. As reported in The Times(Trenton,N. J.), Nancy Wittenberg,a director in the
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NJDEPE, took the electric car for a spin. Afterwards she was quotedas saying, "There'sno noise. It's very weird. But it's a regular van-nice, comfy seats, a radio and cassette player."
7. After about 60 miles on the road,the car's several batteries need recharging. No problem: just plug them into a special outlet outside your house or garage. Ms. Wittenberg spoke of the future when she said,"Someone's going to market an electric car with a long range, that's easy to recharge,andfor a good price, andit's goingto be successful." Let's hope she's right-we will all breathe easier.
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