Chevy Spark in Two Flavors: Gas Soon, Electric Drive Coming

Americans who want to buy a battery electric car will have an ever larger menu of models to choose from. As one example, Chevrolet will offer an all-electric version of its tiny Chevrolet Spark. Initially, the Spark EV will be available in limited quantities in select U.S markets, possibly only California, as well as in other markets starting in 2013. General Motors will also sell the Spark with a gasoline engine in the U.S. and Canada starting in mid-2012.

The Spark is a five-door, four-passenger hatchback that