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Electric cars: would you drive one?

so i was just watching a snippet on the Zenn cars (www.zenncars.com) which are produced in toronto but sold (for now) only in the states cos theres no provincial legislations for Low speed vehicles yet here..

these things go up to 40 Kmh and last 60 kms only without charging.

I guess the real question is...would you invest in a car like this??


I know I would considering its perfect for downtown driving and is cheap as hell.

I have a colleague who does.. mind you he makes close to 100k. I believe Chris Phillips of the Ottawa Sens does too.

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Originally posted by Spin Laden I have a colleague who does.. mind you he makes close to 100k. I believe Chris Phillips of the Ottawa Sens does too.

u talkin bout hybrid or strictly electric?

Unless they stop making them so FUGLY, no.

I don't really have anything against electric cars (except for the styling as I mentioned above), but until someone figures out how to attach a turbocharger to an electric motor, I don't see myself owning one.

or they should apply solar panels on the hood and roof to charge while traveling to get more than 60 kms

Who Killed the Electric Car? is a great documentary which chronicles GM's 'EV1', i.e., a fully-functioning electric car produced in the mid to late 1990s which, b/c it was such a success, was purposely destroyed by GM by the early 2000s.

yea ive seen that documentary but remember..now non big corp companies are coming out with electric concepts so it really remains an opinion of the people

The best fuel cell patents were purchased by big oil companies in collaboration with international governments to delay the release of functional electric cars.

/conspiracy theory.

Yes. I am looking forward to the day I can call a Zenn my own.

Try Tesla Motors.

Only $93 000.

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Originally posted by El Kay Dee u talkin bout hybrid or strictly electric?

I dunno, I think hybrid.

Electric cars are worse for the environment than gasoline burning cars.

The former CEO of Packard Bell (original creators of the fuel cell) stated that with our current technologies, materials and processes we will not be able to make truly efficient electric cars. There has to be a significant break through, which just has not happened yet.

Go get a little box, with an inline 4, which only produces max 150bhp, and you are ahead of the game.

I would rather drive the air car, because it uses some exotic materials, but all materials we have been making for a long time, and easy to produce. The hardest thing would be to bake the tanks, which are made out of carbon fibre.

But they will not be sold in Canada because they are too slow, and are not safe enough to meet our crash test standards.

http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/659/

If I had the money I would definitely drive the Eliica.

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The Eliica (or the Electric Lithium-Ion Car) is a battery electric vehicle prototype, or concept car designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The 5.1 metre (16.7 feet) car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h (60 mph) in four seconds. In 2004, the Eliica reached a speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) on Italy's Nardo High Speed Track. The team's goal is to exceed 400 km/h (250 mph), breaking the record set by today's street-legal gasoline-powered vehicles. The Eliica weighs in at 2400 kg (5291 lbs) and seats the driver and three passengers. The body of the four door car has a futuristic, bullet shape design which was tested in a wind tunnel. The front doors open forward and the rear doors open upward like wings. The car's platform contains 4 tracks of 80 batteries, which make for one third of the vehicle's cost. They currently require about 10 hours of recharging from empty to full charge, and can be easily charged off of a residential power grid. The car has eight wheels enabling it to be closer to the ground for better traction. Each of the wheels has a 60 kW (80 hp) electric motor, giving a 480 kW (640 hp) eight wheel drive which can tackle all kinds of road surfaces. The four front wheels steer. The electric motors mean that the Eliica can deliver a smooth acceleration free from gear shifts of about 0.8 g. Each wheel contains a disc brake and employs a regenerative brake system to recover energy. There are currently (as of 2005) two versions of the Eliica: a Speed model and an Acceleration model. The Speed model is made to challenge gasoline-based records and has a top speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) with a range of 200 km (125 miles). The Acceleration model is made for the street and has a top speed of 190 km/h (120 mph) with a range of 320 km (200 miles). The estimated cost of development was in excess of US$320,000. Once the team receives corporate sponsorship, they plan to produce at least 200 units. As of early 2007, the projected pricetag was �30,000,000, or about $255,000 US. On December 19, 2005, the Prime Minister of Japan Junichiro Koizumi tested this vehicle in a 10-minute ride to the Parliament. In 2006, the car was tested by Shintaro Ishihara, the governor of Tokyo, as well as by the Crown Prince Naruhito.

SOURCE

also Eliica website

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Originally posted by El Kay Dee yea ive seen that documentary but remember..now non big corp companies are coming out with electric concepts so it really remains an opinion of the people

that maybe so but it's still not a viable option for most people.

At least then I'll finally have a use for this 100km extension cord.

To my knowledge no electrics presently available can provide the range I require.

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Originally posted by DigitalMP At least then I'll finally have a use for this 100km extension cord.

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