Electric Cars a Tough Sell in L.A.

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They roll down the street in stealthy silence and run on juice from your wall socket, and for Rob Thomas, they’re the antidote to the ills of high gas prices and petroleum dependency, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports.


“I want to go completely off carbon,” Thomas said as he inspected an electric car at EnVironmental Motors, one of the only showrooms in the San Fernando Valley dedicated to the sale of electric cars. “I’m the guy who’s installing solar panels on my roof, and I want to plug it into that.”


While most people might be tempted to install fluorescent light bulbs or check their tire pressure after watching former Vice President Al Gore’s global warming documentary, Taryn Sokolow, director of the e-car venture, said the film motivated her to revive the greener side of the family business.


Her father owns Colonial Honda next door and first dealt in electrics six years ago. But that side business had been quiet until recently.


“Before I saw that movie, I didn’t know how bad it really was,” said Sokolow, 25. “I didn’t know how deep (global warming) really went. … I’m in a unique position to do something.”


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