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The converted cars will be powered by two electric motors and a powerful LI-Ion-Phosphate battery, enabling a top speed of 90mph and 0-60mph acceleration in less than 6 seconds, with a range of around 150 miles on a single charge.
According to AMP CEO Jack Kuntz, a prototype model will be completed in about a month, with an initial production run of 300 units.
The AMP Saturn Sky will be available for around $50,000, which includes the cost of the car and the electric conversion. If you already own a Saturn Sky, AMP will convert any 2007 model or later for $25,000. AMP asserts that the conversion will cost around $0.04 per mile to run, compared with the $0.54 a mile that the American Automobile Association reckons it costs to operate a conventional car. I estimate that in terms of pay-back, this means that a user could recoup the $25,000 conversion cost after driving around 50,000 miles.
According to Kuntz, “This is a commuter car, not a car you’d drive to
Almost all of the big car makers have announced plans to offer some form of electric or gas-electric hybrid vehicle over the next two or three years. If that seems like too long a wait, you might be interested to hear that these conversions will be available from early next year. There’s only one major catch, the cars will only be available in a 200 mile radius around Cincinnati...If you just can’t stand it and want your electric car, you could always DIY it.
However, if AMP can prove that this is a business model that works, I don’t see any reason why similar schemes couldn’t be rolled out across the country?
Via Kentucky.com
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written by nicster, June 12, 2008
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written by Craig, June 12, 2008
http://www.hybridtechnologies.com
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written by Joanna, June 12, 2008
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written by Harry, June 12, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise#List_of_cars_sharing_the_Elise_platform
In the UK, it's called the Vauxhall VX200, and in Continental Europe, the Opel Speedster.
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written by Big Bustard, June 12, 2008
According to Dr. Bill, a coal fired plant generating the power for a family of four for twenty years releases enough solids into the air to fill an entire 100 car freight train - including U235 and Thorium. Each coal burning plant in the US releases approximately 5.2 tons of Uranium (including 74 pounds of U235) and 12.8 tons of Thorium.
Twenty years of electricity for a family of four generated by a nuclear plant would result in waste the size of a golf ball. You want eco-friendly?
Go nuclear, and THEN go electric cars!
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written by Sick of Trolls, June 13, 2008
nuclear vs coal.... thats a whole different conversation
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written by Bob Wallace, June 13, 2008
Nuclear has become so expensive to build that it's most likely not in our future.
We need power during the very hours that solar PV and thermal work best. These technologies are being brought on line very quickly and are quite likely to have sucked up all the profitable peak hour money before a new nuke can be built.
Without the profit from peak hour sales new nuclear can most likely never pay for itself, much less turn a profit.
The there are the huge wind farms now up and more now coming. Build some more, build some storage, and we can start shutting down dirty coal....
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written by jake3988, June 14, 2008
Heck, my own calculations for Honda Civic vs Honda Civic Hybrid (just $6000) would take something like 30 years to pay off at $4 per gallon and 10000 miles per year driven.
Granted, that isn't the point.
P.S. I'll say it again... where in the heck are my AFFORDABLE electric cars at? I don't want some amped up sports car that costs 50k or a Tesla that costs 100k.
Here's hoping the cityZenn and/or Zap-X come to fruition.
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written by James Varela, June 16, 2008
They should do this with Cadillac XLR and other cars. This could be a huge business. In mid 80's when U.S. Dollar went sky high people were buying European Spec Porsches & Jaguars and bringing them here and so called gray market conversion shops sprouted up across the country.
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written by Goodbusiness, June 17, 2008
Lower transportation costs can on be obtained by a JFK type national nuclear program of building one new plant per week for 10 years. Then after announcing that program open all coastal shelfs and ANWAR for development with approval for twenty new refineries financed by the cash flow saved from buying OPEC oil.
The Democrats in Congress do not understand supply and demand concepts. Then they can not do simple math,; they now say drilling in ANWAR would only reduce oil prices by 1 cent per gallon. My math says 1,000,000 barrels per day times $130 is 130 million per day or $ 47.4 billion not going to OPEC. That big a hit will force oil prices down quickly and then when the coastal oil come on oil will be under $ 80 per barrel.
This will give us time to build out the nuclear plants allowing us to go all electric plug in cars and trucks. No more oil threat problem gone.
Plug in cars with over 200 mile per charge range exist now and with a national project they could be replacing gas auto and trucks by 2009 -2010. The cash not sent to OPEC can finance the whole plan.
Tell Congress start today or seek other employment because we will vote you out to save our economy.
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