The power from the engine pushes the car forward from the back wheels instead of pulling it forward with the front wheels.

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Pulling on heavy-duty gloves and strapping on masks, Jonathan and his parents shuffled through the debris searching for one of the boy's treasures -- his Power Wheels, a beloved blanket he always sleeps with or maybe his tricycle.

CNN: Looking for hope in the ashes

When your electrified car is parked (96 percent of the time), you could plug it in as a power plant on wheels and earn money by selling power back to the utility when and where it's most valuable, such as downtown on a hot afternoon.

CNN: Freeing America from its addiction to oil

They could power electrically driven wheels, letting an aircraft taxi without using its main engines.

ECONOMIST: Electric planes