Diversity can be key to small business sales figures, but this is certainly a new one: the Green Station, a biofuel refueling stop in Santa Cruz, Calif., has now opened a ZENN electric car dealership on the premises, according to AutoblogGreen.

Station co-owner Bill LeBon said in the report that NEVs (Neighborhood Electric Vehicles) like the ZENN can be the "perfect car to do 90 percent of your driving in." The problem with NEVs like the ZENN is top speed and range—they're usually limited to just 25 mph. Not only are they illegal to drive on the highway, but they also present a problem even within city limits on roads with 30 mph and 40 mph speed limits.

At any rate, LeBon believes that by beginning to sell ZENN cars now, he'll be prepared to offer the $30,000, more practical cityZENN EV as soon as it's available. The current target date for that car is the fall of 2009; ZAP and other electric car manufacturers are waiting on the development of a capacitator that can help bump the top speed to 80 mph and greatly reduce charging time.