NPR:
Thirty years before the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt,
Mike Brown was creating all-electric cars out of conventional
gas-fueled ones.
Electro Automotive,
which he founded in 1979, sells electric-car conversion kits
and hosts how-to workshops. Because the range of electric cars
remains modest, Brown focuses on cars for the short-commute
marketâmdash;what he calls "grocery-getters,"
which can hold four adults and a load of groceries. Although
the emerging electric-car market may negatively affect his
business, Brown is optimistic that it could instead help it by
increasing awareness.
