Table 14. Electric Vehicles Currently Available in U.S. Markets and Announced Dates of New
Production Prototypes

Manufacturer Currently Available
Electric Vehicles
Production Prototype Availability Dates
Hybrid Electric Vehicles Fuel Cell Vehicles
Chrysler Epic minivan -- Gasoline: 2010
Hydrogen or Methanol: 2004
Ford Ranger pickup -- 2004
GM EV1 two seater
S-10 pickup
2001 2004
Honda EV Plus compact 1999 2003
Nissan Altra minivan 1999 2005
Toyota RAV 4 sport utility 2000a 2003
aThe Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle, already being marketed in Japan, will be available to U.S. buyers in 2000.
Sources: Electric Vehicle Today and Alternative-Fuels Today (various issues, 1999).