In Detroit, amidst the 2009 North American International Auto Show and almost impending economic doom, American and foreign automakers are racing to deliver the first fully electric automobile to the masses. We’ve been hearing about, and teased about, electric cars for years and all we’ve seen is inaction on the part of all automakers. Today is a different story, however. All car manufacturers in the world, especially General Motors and Chrysler, are facing true difficulty in their ability to stave off insolvency. The NY Times recently covered all the new auto models that will debut over the next few years boasting either fully electric motors, new hybrid systems, and other non-fossil fuel driven modes of propulsion.

Some models to look out for are the Chevy Volt (G.M.), which is due to arrive in showrooms in 2010 – the propulsion system (electric and gasoline-driven electric turbine) will also be featured in a wide range of truck and car models at the same time. The long awaited Prius and Insight models will also be unveiled by Toyota and Honda respectively. For the full list of new technology being introduced visit the previously mentioned article. The amount of new vehicles unveiled at the show is impressive. At this point, it seems that we could definitely see all-electric vehicles on the road by at least 2011. We’ve reached a very excited point in the automobile age.