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Google's driverless cars hit the headlines and the public consciousness in May, when the search giant announced a new design. The technology, however, is very much at the prototype stage, with sensors and equipment costing around Â£90,000 over and above the cost of the vehicle itself.
So what's the true cost of an electric car? Hard to say. Sticker prices are high -- Chevrolet's Volt has an MSRP of $40,280, while the Nissan Leaf is priced at $32,780 -- but buyers get a $7,500 tax credit that reduces the cost. The government even gives tax credits to buyers of the $109,000 Tesla Roadster.