Top Ten Electric Car Manufacturers in North America

Top 10 Electric Vehicle Makers in USA

The electric car industry in North American is big. The industry players in the market consist of large mainstream manufacturers that have a dedicated division for electric vehicle (EV) to smaller custom EV retrofitters. The following is a list of top 10 electric car  manufacturers in North America.

1) Chevrolet Electric
The most existing news from Chevrolet Electric is their Chevrolet Volt Electric Car model. It is a full plug-in series hybrid vehicle to be produced by General Motors. The Volt is expected to be launched as a 2011 model with integration vehicles to be built starting on June 1, 2009. Sales are scheduled to begin in November 2010.

2) American Honda Motor Co.
Honda was the very first auto manufacturer to offer a mass-production hybrid model for the U.S. and Europe. They offer a diverse lineup of hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles ranging from Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) to Hydrogen Fuel Cell. Based on their track record, a pure electric car should be around the corner.

3) Th!nk North America
Think Global is an electric car company located in Aurskog, Norway which has its North American division. The company manufactures cars under the TH!NK brand. The Think Ox electric car is the next EV to be offered in the US market.

4) Phoenix Motorcars
Phoenix MC, Inc. is a privately-held Delaware corporation headquartered in Ontario, California that does business as Phoenix Motorcars. The Company develops full-size, freeway speed electric vehicles. Similar to other automotive manufacturers, Phoenix Motorcars partners with other corporations for the development and manufacture of key vehicle components, such as vehicle bodies, battery packs and drive-train components. One of their most popular models is the all electric Phoenix Sport Utility Truck (SUT) series.

5) Electric City Motors
Electric City Motors was founded in 2007 by S.T. Tripathi, an experienced automotive professional with 30+ years background managing dealerships in the automotive industry. The company mission is to distribute a line of affordable, highway-approved low emission vehicles. One of their flagship EV is The Current.

6) Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors, Inc. is a Silicon Valley automobile startup company focusing on the production of high performance, consumer-oriented battery electric vehicles. The firm was incorporated in July 2003 by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in San Carlos, California. Tesla is famous for their super sexy Tesla Roadster electric car. Recently, Tesla has launched its sedan pure electric car, the Tesla Model S.

7) Myers Motors
The Myers Motors NmG (formerly the Corbin Sparrow) is a single-passenger, three-wheeled, battery electric vehicle designed specifically for commuting and city driving. It was initially produced by Corbin Motors and now by Myers Motors. The company produces Personal Electric Vehicle (PEV).

8) Chrysler ENVI
ENVI is a division of Chrysler LLC whose purpose is creating electric-drive vehicles and related advanced-propulsion technologies.

9) Aptera Motors
Aptera Motors, formerly known as Accelerated Composites, is a maker of high-efficiency vehicles, and is located in Carlsbad, California. Aptera’s first product, a three-wheeled two-seater named the Aptera 2 Series, is currently under development, though they are accepting pre-orders from California residents. The name Aptera is Greek for “wingless”, a nod to their light-aircraft-inspired design and construction techniques.

10) Detriot Electric
The new Detroit Electric is the revival of the old Detroit Electric that went bankrupt in 1939. Detroit Electric recently announced its Joint venture with Proton Holdings of Malaysia to produce pure electric car. Under the agreement, Detroit Electric will license two Proton vehicle platforms and contract the company to assemble the electric vehicles that will be marketed under Detroit Electric’s brand.