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While electric vehicles are green, some are greener than others. Electric cars differ because various manufacturers have their own idea about what consumers are looking for.

The 2012 Buick Regal GS is hoping to rekindle the interest of 30-somethings with performance and styling. The large, chrome-trimmed front air intakes visually separates this Regal from it's stablemates.

Electric cars are expensive -- that's to be expected for any new vehicle with new technology and limited numbers.

The Detroit Auto Show runs this week and electric vehicles are once again at the forefront. I drove and wrote about the Smart ED pictured above last week as a kick off a year of electrifying change in the automotive industry.

Follow me as I spend a year living with an electric car. For the next 12 months, I plan to write stories and keep a blog of my experiences living with and driving an electric vehicle.

The smart money is on electric cars these days. North America's smallest car, the Smart ForTwo, is poised to jump on the bandwagon as well, with plans for an electric drive version - the Smart ED (Electric Drive) - sometime this fall.

The race is on for the all-electric crown. The 2012 Leaf is Nissan's entry into this new automotive category. It follows hot on the heels of the Chevrolet Volt, which debuted in September.

Nissan aims to deliver the first all-electric car to a retail customer in Victoria within the next few weeks after 18 years of development.

The newly-redesigned 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML 350 with the BlueTEC diesel is the quietest diesel-powered vehicle I have ever driven - it's even quieter than my gasoline-powered BMW X1.

Nissan sa国际传媒 will begin to accept pre-orders for the first allocation of its all-electric Leaf beginning at noon on Saturday, October 22. The company is releasing 350 vehicles in the coming months.