| 100 Mile Range TRIAC EV Available Now! |
| Written by Peg Fong | ||
| Monday, 26 May 2008 | ||
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Designed by Green Vehicles, the TRIAC, costs about $20,000 and comes in a nifty range of colors including, of course, green. The zero-emission vehicle charges up in six hours. Green Vehicles claims the charge is as simple as plugging in a toaster. The company has also taken steps to make sure the grown-up tricycle isn't off-balance. The car's center of gravity is well below that of most vehicles and each TRIAC is equipped with a structural steel cage of the kind used in race cars to protect passengers, a safety feature which probably doesn't quite compensate for the lack of air bags. From Inhabitat and GreenVehicles
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President
written by andy Liang , May 27, 2008
Electric vehicles
written by Sam , May 27, 2008
I saw an electric scooter on GreenEnergyTV.com that has a similiar range but costs $9,000. they say it is .01 cents per mile so 100 miles = $1.00
Here is a link to the Vectrix Scooter video: http://greenenergytv.com/Watch.aspx?416305995 Sam
Triac
written by Robert , May 27, 2008
Nice website, but has anyone here purchased on, or even seen one of these on the road?
Triac
written by John , May 27, 2008
Dear Sir,
How can i become your boyfriend?
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written by bob , May 27, 2008
I'd love something like this, but I'd need to know that the 100 mile range is with the heat, radio, and headlights on, over hilly terrain. In the winter my commute each way is in the dark, it's cold, and I go over lots of hills. 20k is a bit steep. It would have to cost less than 10k for me to seriously be interested.
Ditto bob
written by Tim , May 27, 2008
... but 20k seems like a great price to me! The Mitsubishi MiEV is going to be $30k . This is out now, and I'm seriously thinking about it. The big negative for me is that its classified as a motorcycle, and I'd have to wear a helmet.
I live in Iowa, so ya, its gotta go 110 miles each day in the cold, with the heat, radio, headlights, at 70mph. (uphill both ways! *just kidding*) I suppose it would only have to go 55 miles, and then I could recharge at work, and then go 55 miles home.
Economics of mass production
written by Conservationist , May 27, 2008
Prices will go down once they have to make more of them. I'd like to retire cars for good, but we need something to get around locally. My other option is a horse.
No helmet needed
written by Brian , May 27, 2008
Re: Tim
I don't know what Iowa law says, but at least in California you don't need to wear a helmet if your vehicle is an enclosed trike. That's what this thing is.
30k or not 30K
written by Tim , May 29, 2008
Minus the cost of gasoline over the lifespan, the car is practically free.
What are the rules?
written by anon , May 29, 2008
Can you really say it's zero-emission if you plug it in? The ipod story admits plugging in devices still uses coal power... Are we compromising by holding cars to a different standard just because gas is considred the greater of the two evils? Should we really be wow-ing over all this?
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written by Analyze , July 13, 2008
It's amazing how we have so many people who complain, in the event of our auto industries striving for solutions, which means stepping out the box.
For the most part, reality is people don't like change, however, what's most important is to analyze the victory in terms of end results, because this will work for some and for others it wont. We have a choice to remain in this crisis of increased gas costs, while the rich are getting richer, or respect our professional and let them remain at the drawing board seeking to determine solutions for OUR nation! |
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The TRIAC is a zero-emission vehicle that's now on sale and does the hybrid car one better by reducing one of the wheels and getting rid of the gas completely. It can reach top speeds of 80 mph and has a range of between 60 to 100 miles. An optional capacity boost battery adds 25 per cent on top of that.
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