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We'll All Own One Some Day - Electric Car Show Organizers Say ANN ARBOR, MI (Michigan Radio) - People interested in electric cars can see everything from a 1916 Detroit Electric to a Tesla Roadster at the Second Annual Michigan Electric Vehicle Show on Saturday.

The Chevy Volt may also make an appearance.

Also at the show, production cars made in the 1990s to meet California's emissions standards, along with popular hybrids like the Toyota Prius, Ford Escape, Honda Insight and Honda Civic Hybrid.

Electric car hobbyists have been converting gasoline-powered vehicles to battery-drive for decades in the U.S. Some of those - all road-worthy and street-legal - will also be on display.

Organizer Larry Tuttle says hybrid or electric car ownership is only a decade or two away for most of us. So the show is not just a peek into a sci-fi "some day" future.

"So to to talk to a couple dozen people who drive electric vehicles every day - people ask a lot about range and cost and what it's like to drive an electric vehicle, so I think people will come away with a more positive view of electric vehicles," he says.

The show is at Schoolcraft College in Livonia from approximately 10 A.M. Saturday to 6 P.M. © Copyright 2012, Michigan Radio