Green Cars News
DECEMBER 1, 2009
Despite being a pioneer in the electric car field, the firm saw its image tarnished particularly by safety concerns when a test by Top Gear Magazine, following Euro NCAP specifications, found that occupants could suffer “serious or life threatening” injuries in a 40mph crash.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. They are either glorified golf cart city cars like this one or they are only for the very wealthy like the Tesla. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. Electric cars a still a joke.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If you charge with solar, is way less. A very low cost EV is taking a golf cart transaxle or whole GC rear/seat and weld, ect a MC front end, frame, title to it, change the batteries from 6vdc to 12vdc to double the voltage and use larger dia VW Rabbit tires and you can have a nice 1- 3 person MC trike that goes 45-55mph and 50+ mile range.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Plus you can use solar and break technology, as well as other more experimental technology, and never have to charge it because it would then charge itself. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Oh, and it looks wayyyyy cooler than the Volt.
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