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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I wish the thing was for sale as-is. and 49 mpg. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine. Well they did give brief bursts of acceleration through the parking lot to show that it does have some Roadster goodness to it.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The trouble is you then have to stop right away, which brings about some pretty strong regenerative braking action, something that Chrysler needs to work on before making the Circuit available for sale. link] This guy has a very nice looking conversion, he managed to do it for about 25k. Its a Lotus.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

VW minivan reportedly not long for this world 2 days ago Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 223 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 ~D. 1 day ago Goodbye, Routan? lots of stops and starts so plenty of options for regen braking too.

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