Emissions free automobiles are still the exception. Exotic or improvised contraptions for fanatics and pioneers. That's about to change.German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is spending 500 million euros to promote the development of electric cars in Germany. But there still are no German-made electric cars on the market. France, on the other hand, is leading the way, with the first battery-powered cars going on sale. Drive it! compares how electric cars are coming along in Germany and France.
