Phoenix Motorcars Inc. hopes to produce 20,000 electric vehicles a year some day. But for now, the Ontario vehicle manufacturer plans to sell 500 cars by the end of the year, lease a 150,000 square-foot building in Ontario by March and hire more than 100 people.

FROM OUR READERS: Electric cars to rule the roads? 
One of the main reasons that Toyota was not highlighted as a major villain in the film “Who Killed the Electric Car?” is because Toyota at the 11th hour agreed to stop calling back and crushing its remaining RAV4 EVs (”Electric car killer?” Dec. 20).

GM shows Chevy plug-in concept 
General Motors unveiled a plug-in hybrid vehicle that, the company says, offers a preview of a high-mileage vehicle platform that GM could use in future vehicles.

Detroit shocker: GM unveils plug-in hybrid - and plans to build it 
DETROIT - General Motors unveils a shocking concept car today: the Chevrolet VOLT. The VOLT moves GM toward a car driven solely by electrical components - yes, an electric car.

Back-seat driver: College wants park-and-walk RT rail garage 
Down at Cosumnes River College in south Sacramento, officials are laying plans for a light-rail station, served by a multi-level garage.