County may test electric Nissans | Santa Rosa, CA

"No fuel cost, no emissions and great for the environment," he said of advantages of an all-electric vehicle. Such cars, however, do require electricity to recharge the batteries, and most electrical production contributes to greenhouse gas generation.
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But in larger communities, particularly the county, the issue of distance for a car that can travel only 100 miles on a charge is problematic.

The county government would have to install charging stations throughout Sonoma County to participate in the test, said Jose Obregon, the county's general services manager whose department oversees more than 1,000 county vehicles.