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America's Best Cities for Plug-in Cars Richard Florida Apr 26 2011,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 9:01 AM ET Tweet More Email Print As gas prices continue to spike, car manufacturers are finally offering alternatives in the form of viable electric vehiclesThe map above, from Ford via greenautoblog.com,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], shows the 25 American cities that are the most ready for electric vehicles (EVs).Cities were evaluated across the following criteria:Utility rates that encourage "off-peak" charging;Streamlined permitting and inspection processes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], to speed up the development of necessary infrastructure;Advisory committees that help communities deal with electric vehicle issues;Urban planning to optimize locations for chargers;Incentives to offset customers' costs for installing required hardware;Other city- or region-wide programs that encourage EV use.As gas prices continue to spike,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], car manufacturers are finally offering alternatives. The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf have been winning Car of the Year awards at all of the major auto shows this year, and more electric cars are coming, like the more moderately priced S Sedan from Tesla. It will be interesting to see how many car buyers -- and in what cities -- choose to drive them.