>> 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. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 06 2009 - 12:05:44 PST
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