News from KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA:
One consequence of record-high gasoline prices is increased interest in cars that run on alternative fuels. Just in time to answer the demand, there's a new electric car dealership in Seattle.
With gas prices going ever higher, more people are searching for alternatives, including cars that you plug in.
What surprises you is what you don't hear: No gas-powered engine noise in the electric car we drove, one of the first to be sold in Seattle.
The car is one of several models of N.E.V.'s -- neighborhood electric vehicles, which the legislature legalized for Washington streets last year.
Tuesday, the first dealership opened: MC Electric Vehicles, on Dearborn.
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