Electric Cars, Renergy Cafe’s Top 3
January 22, 2009in Electric Vehicles by admin No Comments »
Despite limited publicity the last few years have offered the buyer great advancements in oil independent electric vehicles (EV’s). With ranges now exceeding 250 miles on a charge with some models it is possible to now have a second vehicle that uses no gas at all. Also many companies have developed solar charges that fix to a garage roof to make the entire process environmentally and wallet friendly. I have chosen 3 EV’s with unique designs in one way or another, and all cost around 1 cent or less per mile to operate.
| 1. Phoenix SUV.
Top Speed / Range: 95mph / 250miles Engine: 148hp, 0-60 in <10sec Battery: Recyclable lithium ion battery, dead to charge in 5-6 hrs, optional off board 10 min charger, battery life is 12 years or around 250k miles Price: $45K Availability: Expected to hit the market in 2010. Taking reservations |
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| 2. Tesla Roadster.
Top speed / Range: 135mph / 200 miles Engine: 248 HP, 0-60 in 3.7 sec Battery: Recyclable lithium ion battery, dead to charge 3.5 hrs Price: 109K Availability: 1 year waiting list |
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| 3. Zero S Motorcycle
Top speed / range: 70mph / 60 miles Battery: Recyclable lithium ion battery, dead to charge about 2 hrs. Price: 9,700 plus 300 for shipping, Availability: Taking orders now to ship in May of 2009 *video shown is the dirt bike (non-street legal) version. There is not video for the Zero S yet |