Electric car enthusiasts do it themselves

By Andrew Serba
With soaring gas prices, a slumping economy and environmental concerns at the front of people’s minds, many commuters cannot wait for a major auto manufacturer to produce an electric car.
Others have just gone ahead and built their own.
Paul Olsen, the owner of Ontario Battery Services, has converted a number of gas-powered cars to [...]

Sites help cummuters pool their rides

By Andrew Serba
When environmental engineer Kristin Pouw searches the Internet for people who live close to her, are open minded and about her age, it is not love she is after; she already has a boyfriend. She is looking to share a ride to work.
“I can’t justify being the sole commuter in a car,” she [...]