| Crazy cars of tomorrow! |
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| Written by Tom Beharrell | |
| Wednesday, 08 June 2005 | |
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Although people have thought my smart car was electric, unfortunately
it's still powered by an internal combustion engine. When will there be
a viable alternative? Bernard told me about a car that had been demonstrated in Sheffield called the G-wiz, an electric car the size of a smart but battery powered, incredibly cheap to run with no tax/congestion charge. Limitations are a 40mph speed limit and 40 mile range. I've heard a lot in the press recently about electric concept cars that have amazing performance and I though I'd search the net to see what was out there. My two recommended sites are Moira Govan's site Electric Vehicles UK and a new Yahoo group: electriccarsUK which says: Electric vehicles are a more environmentally friendly form of transport than petrol or diesel vehicles, especially if they are recharged from a sustainable electricity source. On joining this forum (for free, of course) you will receive an information pamphlet about EVs in the UK. This provides details about where to buy, running costs, buying costs, enviornmental details, and links to useful sites. This group is dedicated to finding out what we can do to make more affordable electric vehicles available to buy in the UK. This group's emphasis is on trying to persuade car manufacturers and the government to do more to make electric vehicles available in the UK. Go and take a look! Finally, for a look at one of the craziest battery electric cars, although the top model is $85,000, I really want one!! |
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