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Replying to: plekto (Mar 18, 2008 11:10 am) Regarding the use of compressed air; I believe I've read that it takes quite a bit more electricity to travel a comparable distance due to the inefficiency of existing air compressors. But, perhaps this could change if it's something that get's sufficient attention. I've also read that several of the newer battery technologies are much better for the environment due to their being non-toxic and/or recylable. I'm certainly looking forward to a reduction in gas usage, however it happens. |
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Zap is ZAPPED ZAP appears to be a joke.
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Replying to: larsb (Mar 31, 2008 10:10 am) But the article is right. They are responsible for a lot of damage. Their stunts with DC alone resulted in the Smart Car being delayed a full year or more. They appear good in the press, but they just don't seem to bother to actually get in the shop and build the vehicles. |
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Replying to: larsb (Mar 31, 2008 10:10 am) In spite of all this, the pair now running the company, Starr and CEO Steve Schneider, enjoy lucrative employment packages that have made them millions. Their compensation — and ZAP's continued existence as a business — heavily depends on the continual issuance of new stock shares. And although ZAP has earned an annual profit only once in its 16 years of existence This is the guy that took us for a test drive in the Xebra. You gotta feel for the ones that have gotten suckered into the "Green movement" "They tug at your heartstrings," says Joseph Gottlieb, a ZAP dealer from the San Diego area who has filed an official complaint against ZAP with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "If ZAP was in any other business, the company would have been dead long ago. But they keep taking advantage of how much environmentalists — like me — want to see electric cars come to market." I wonder if it is too late to sell my ZAP stock 
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 01, 2008 6:52 pm) And it's not a crime to want electric cars to come to market and be viable. It SHOULD be a crime to do what these guys have done to some of those ZAP dealers who paid them +$100K.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 01, 2008 6:52 pm) Con artists typically exploit a worthwhile cause. I'm sure a lot of people donated to Hurricane Katrina funds that weren't legit. That doesn't negate the cause. |
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Replying to: larsb (Apr 02, 2008 5:21 am) So A. Gore went from a net worth under a million to $100 million selling books on the GW Hysteria. I would say that is more than pocket change. I think the ZAP got zapped by the EPA and CARB. they were blocked every move they made. Just as all the EV companies will get shoved under. EPA and CARB feed off of big business bribes. Big business does not want us to be free from oil.
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Looks like the UK is going to get a usable electric car on the road before the USA. Think Electric The compact battery-powered run-about, which goes on sale in the UK at the end of the year, has a range of more than 100 miles, and a top speed of 60mph. Better still, it’s constructed to proper crash test standards and doesn’t look too bad, either! But the key question is, how does the electric TH!NK perform on the road? From behind the wheel of the Norwegian-built 2+2, everything looks refreshingly normal. There’s a proper dash, familiar dials, automatic gearshifter, regular key – all made to a high standard. Only a charge gauge and prominent button marked ASSIST give away the fact that the car is powered by an electric motor. And although the design is not as cool as that offered by the likes of the Smart ForTwo, room up front is on a par, plus buyers are given the option of cramming two children in the back seats, too. It all looks familiar, partly because of the plundered Ford parts. The TH!NK project was the blue oval’s baby until it bailed out in 2002, leaving the Norwegians scrabbling to fund the launch. Six years on, the car is back, with one big difference: the battery is lithium-ion – the latest, most powerful available. Turn the Ford key and a hum alerts you that the 40bhp electric motor is ready to go. Shift into Drive, press the accelerator and it doesn’t have as much instant acceleration as some electric cars, but instead the silent shove builds and builds. It feels as quick as a supermini, confirmed by the quoted 6.5-second 0-30mph time – not bad as it weighs a hefty 1,400kg.
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Replying to: larsb (Apr 03, 2008 7:42 am) |
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 02, 2008 5:59 pm)
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