Re: [Paddlewise] A last turn on Global Warning

From: Alex M <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:05:30 -0800
>> I see no future even for my personal all-electric "vehicle park" :-). 
>> With
>> maximum speed 45 km/h they are banned from most municipalities.  Not that 
>> I
>> like driving at 120 km/h, but such a 45 km/h vehicle should have a
>> designated lane, like bicycle, and I don't expect this to happen in the
>> nearest future.
>
> The electric-powered Tesla sports car runs as fast as a Ferrari, is 
> cheaper
> in use, but costs a lot!
>
> No electric vehicle I know of, bar those three-wheeled oddities that
> one occasionally sees on in bike-lanes, just goes 45 km/h here!

I think it's Chrysler, a bit slower and cheaper than Ferrari, costs from US$ 
14,000, legal maximum speed is 40 km/h http://www.e-suv.ca/ .
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=b7c086d2-a19b-4c64-a3e2-efa7cf05203c

Vancouver city bosses are still discussing the very isssue of letting it be, 
with some mumbling about "high-speed electrical cars" (the arcticle is 5 
months old), and with American car manufacturers right now being at the 
brink of extinction, I suspect they have more urgent problems on their 
hands, unfortunately. 
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