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"  Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images  Electronics giant Best Buy is looking to become a player in the electric car industry, not by building alternative fuel vehicles, but by selling them. The Minneapolis-based retailer is reportedly in talks with startup EV automakers to display and sell new models in their stores. Best Buy, nearly synonymous with the home electronics industry, currently sells electric motorcycles and will soon offer to install home charging stations for the Mitsubishi MiEV and Ford Focus Electric. The retailer says it could serve as a way to educate the general public\u2014for instance, both the  Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt were recently awarded high marks for safety\u2014while helping smaller manufacturers reach the masses that walk under the blue and yellow doors every day. So which electric startups could you see alongside the new PlayStation in the future? Best Buy will reach out to large automakers eventually, as Tesla and Fisker have their own dealer network in place. But for now, think smaller, something like the Coda sedan or three-wheeled Aptera 2e. Neither company has physical dealerships at the moment and could certainly use the built-in draw that Best Buy offers. Related posts:  Mitsubishi Lowers Price of Electric-Powered i-MiEV Google Maps Lists Electric Vehicles Charging Stations Electric Vehicles Yet to Convince British Buyers  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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