Subaru's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI), has announced that the R1e electric vehicle will begin silently rolling off dealer lots come 2009, which is a year ahead of schedule.

We in the States first saw the car in its electric form, called the R1e, at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show. Subaru has recently announced plans to finally build the R1e, a move for which the Japanese ...