Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Robert Cohen wrote:
Unlike other small neighborhood electric vehicles, such as Chrysler's
GEM, the Zenn is a fully enclosed car with an aluminum frame. It has
automotive-quality lighting, heating/defroster, switch gear,
instrumentation and seat belts.
For under 10K and no air , 10 CD changer, I think Ill pass till they come
out with the Zenn LX
Tunes
"Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com> wrote in message
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> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> Tiny electric car to arrive in selected U.S. markets
> Richard Truett - Autoweek
> Saturday, July 1, 2006
>
> A Canadian company plans to start selling a tiny $10,000 electric car
> in the United States by the end of the month.
>
> The Zenn --- short for zero emissions, no noise --- is a French-built
> two-seat hatchback that can go about 35 miles on a single charge of its
> lead-acid batteries and is limited to a top speed of 25 mph.
>
> Ian Clifford, 43, CEO of Feel Good Cars Inc. of Toronto, says he has
> signed 20 U.S. dealers in the Southeast and Southwest --- mostly
> Florida, Arizona and California. He says he expects to expand to around
> 45 dealers by the end of the year.
>
> Clifford thinks he can sell 2,000 of the micro cars in the next 12
> months.
>
> With an overall length nearly 2 feet shorter than a BMW Mini Cooper,
> the Zenn is smaller than small. Most states allow registration of
> limited-speed electric vehicles for nonhighway use. The vehicle also
> requires insurance in most states. In Georgia, limited-speed vehicles
> can be operated on roadways with posted speed limits of 35 mph.
>
> Zenn meets or exceeds U.S. and Canadian safety standards for its
> low-speed electric vehicles but doesn't have to meet standards for
> full-sized passenger cars, the company says.
>
> Clifford said he sees the front-wheel-drive Zenn being used mostly by
> drivers running errands who don't need to go fast or far and who want
> to be in a carlike vehicle that is weatherproof.
>
> Unlike other small neighborhood electric vehicles, such as Chrysler's
> GEM, the Zenn is a fully enclosed car with an aluminum frame. It has
> automotive-quality lighting, heating/defroster, switch gear,
> instrumentation and seat belts.
>
> About 31,000 GEMs have been sold since the vehicle went on sale in
> 1998, said Chrysler spokesman Russ Kiefer. He said about half are sold
> through retail to consumers who live in gated communities or who drive
> short distances. The rest are sold to fleet buyers who use them on
> college campuses and in industrial settings.
>
> Feel Good Cars buys the Zenn from Microcar, a French company that is
> part of the Beneteau Group, a large sailboat manufacturer. Clifford
> says his company buys the Zenn from Microcar minus the drivetrain. At
> the company's Montreal plant, about 20 assembly line workers install
> the 5-hp electric motor, controller and lead-acid battery pack. From
> there, the vehicles are shipped to dealers.
>
> Clifford says electric parts are bought from General Electric Co. and
> other name-brand companies and have been designed specifically for use
> in neighborhood electric vehicles.
>
> The Zenn's base price is $9,995, not including delivery charges.
>
>
>
>
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
Guest
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
wrote:
>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>
>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>
>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>
>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
generic electric vehicles.
For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
http://www.egovehicles.com/
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Hmmmm damn !!!! I could get 2 of those and jook them together with a board
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Hmmmm damn !!!! I could get 2 of those and jook them together with a board
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Hmmmm damn !!!! I could get 2 of those and jook them together with a board
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dq1ea2lhb0u1jmrnc1e0vikrkutvcjuiel@4ax.com...
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
for a seat and for $4 Grand I could get a four wheel scooter that gets 160
MPG and does 70 MPH hahahahahaha......... Believe it or not when I was a kid
I had soemthing that looked quite similar to that thing and had pedals along
with a 2 HP gas engine you could pedal it like a bike or hit a switch and
the pedals would start the little motor... it didnt go very fast but a quart
of gas seemed to last for a month hahaha
Tunez
"Raoul" <curious01720@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>>This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>>base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>>Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>>approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>>Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>>cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>>http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
>
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Raoul wrote:
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Raoul wrote:
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
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Re: Apparent $15,000 USD for Two Seater Smart Car
Raoul wrote:
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
> On 1 Jul 2006 06:23:27 -0700, "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@msn.com>
> wrote:
>
>> This is an item in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a $10,000
>> base-price electric car from Canada will be marketed in the U.S.
>>
>> Well, if it were $5,000, then I might...uh, I live now in the country,
>> approx 15-25 minutes from a Walmart.
>>
>> Nevertheless, I HOPE IT'S A SUCCESS, while there have been electric
>> cars being tried-out at least since the 1970s.
>>
>> http://www.ajc.com/search/content/au...a225e10c0.html
>
> It's $10K with a top speed of 25mph. Try pulling out into traffic in
> it. There's no new technology here, it's like any number of small
> generic electric vehicles.
>
> For $2K you can buy a gas scooter that will get 80mpg and haul you at
> 35mph. Or for $1200 you can get one of these:
> http://www.egovehicles.com/
For $10-15k you can buy a 'dead' SMART and a Suzuki GSXR1100, another
$5k (or a few weekends, cases of beer, easy access to a junkyard and
plenty of wire and gas for the ol' MIG welder) should get the two
integrated into a vehicle that runs something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIkwdv1kvmo (a GSXR1100-powered electric
SMART)
How would they know your SMART just left Wal*Mart? The burnout donut
and cloud of white smoke. Bet it'd still get decent fuel economy
assuming it was well tuned and you didn't drive it like a nutcase.
JS
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