DAVIS, Calif. -- Resident Greg Lynch flies planes for a living, but when he's off the job, he gets around in a ZAP car.

Lynch says he's had the car for one month and loves it.

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, like the all-electric XEBRA sedan and the ZENN, are getting more and more attention as gas prices and concerns over the environment increase.

With a starting price of $10,000, NEVs require little maintenance. They do not use oil nor gas.

Darlene Kelly From Davis Electric Cars Inc. said that since opening a year and a half ago, the company has sold 20 cars.

Kelly said people charge their cars at night when the power needs are low.

ZAP cars have a range of about 40 miles, and thier top speed is about 35 mph, which limits them somewhat from normal cars.

There have been no national crash studies done on NEVs, but ZAP owner Joe Di Lellio said he was was hit by a Toyota Sequoia going 25 mph and said the experience was like being in a heavily-cushioned bumper car.

Lynch said if going green by going electric means you have drive a little slower and travel a little less, it's all worth it.

It takes about six hours to recharge a ZAP car. The cost is about 3 cents per mile.