Ford, General Motors to introduce electric car
Pakistan Times Wire Service

DETROIT: The electric car isn't dead after all, and that will become apparent at this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Both General Motors Corp. and the Ford Motor Co. will unveil new plug-in hybrid vehicles at the NAIAS that use electric motors, rather than gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, as the principal source of power.

Both the new Chevrolet Volt and new Ford Airstream are being unveiled today at the show.

The vehicles promise to help pump some new life into southeast Michigan's hard-pressed economy as automakers move ahead locally with research and development on electric vehicles.●