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Five Exciting Future Green Cars

Some of these 'future' electric-drive cars are already in the production pipeline including the Cadillac ELR and Fisker Atlantic.

For far too long, green cars have been perceived as lacking in both style and power, with designs and drivetrains optimized for efficiency, rather than thrills. But some exciting entries into the segment have been chipping away at preconceived notions of what it means to drive green.

Tesla Motors' Roadster showed the world that an electric vehicle could both look and perform like a sports car; Chevrolet's Volt proved that gasoline could play nice with plug-in power; and Toyota's recently expanded Prius lineup now features both sporty and family-sized offerings.

So what's next? These are the hybrids and electrics that have us most excited for the future of green cars:

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