I will soon be flying home to Seattle—one of five cities chosen for a major trial run of the electric car. Within two years, at least 900 Nissan Leafs are expected to be (silently) cruising the region's hilly backroads and highways, and recharging every 100 or so miles at one of 2,500 stations. Data on how often the cars are driven, and where they are charged, will "help governments figure out how to build a charging network across the continent," according to The Seattle Times. Especially if they are parents, some Leaf owners may find themselves driving to the latest beat from the band, They Might Be Giants. (You may remember them from their hit 1990 album featuring "Birdhouse in Your Soul".) Let's take a ride in an electric car To the west side in an electric car How can you deny an electric car? Other carbon-free alternatives have been showing great promise too. So why was the electric car chosen to carry the animated giraffe, cow and owl in this popular new children's music...