1.   A further advantage of electric vehicles is their lack of effect on the environment.

2.   And electric vehicles are pollution-free and quiet.

3.   Electric vehicles would introduce lead releases to reduce urban ozone, a lesser problem.

4.   One of the major problems with electric vehicles has been the lack of a battery with a high power-to-weight ratio.

5.   One significant advantage of electric vehicles is that their widespread use would make far better use of off-peak electricity.

6.   Several other small specialty manufacturers also offer electric vehicles and conversions, but their sales are tiny.

7.   Some small changes could well assist the introduction of electric vehicles to the Market.

8.   The use of electric vehicles this century will be very limited.

9.   The big three US car makers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have signed an agreement to co-operate in the development of electric vehicles.

10.   The move comes as GM, facing severe financial pressures, appears to have abandoned solo development of its Impact plastic-bodied electric vehicle.