Who Killed the Electric Car? A "MUST SEE" FILM

[LargoWinch]

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car? A "MUST SEE" FILM

Depends how crazy you are Steve. I know some people in Calgary that bike into downtown year-round. Years ago I learned from one of my employees that a mountain bike can be equipped with studded tires so it can be ridden in the snow. :cool:

I bike in Toronto to work (about 7km each way) from April 1st to November 1st of each year.

By foot: 1hr. 15min.

With a car: 45min.

bike: 25min.
No parking fees ($10/day, no gas, no maintenance, looks like...well a guy on a bike: chick magnet!)

actually if ever needed, simply spend some of that Au.

[GRG55]

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car? A "MUST SEE" FILM

I bike in Toronto to work (about 7km each way) from April 1st to November 1st of each year.

By foot: 1hr. 15min.

With a car: 45min.

bike: 25min.
No parking fees ($10/day, no gas, no maintenance, looks like...well a guy on a bike: chick magnet!)

actually if ever needed, simply spend some of that Au.

Chick magnet? You want us to believe that?? You are Married with Children [well, one child...]. What image do you think that conjures up in our minds...;)

Kudos on the biking, btw!!

[cobben]

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car? A "MUST SEE" FILM

"Today it is impossible to find anything made of real Linen."

Sheets I've never looked for, but about 1/3 my (summer) wardrobe is linen or part-linen, bought in retail stores like H&M, Dressman, etc. (in Sweden & Latvia).

There are more recently (last 5 years or so) some interesting clothes made out of linen & silk (I like), linen & cotten (I do not like).

[LargoWinch]

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car? A "MUST SEE" FILM

Canadian Electric Auto ZENN. ZENN is public ZNN at TSX.
I have no interest in the company.

This is being sold as an urban car with max 25MPH and 30-50 mile range:

http://www.zenncars.com/

I heard they were designing a more powerful, larger range car. One question raised is that we in North America are not able to buy cars designed for specific needs, such as simply urban use. All cars sold meet highway power and mileage standards and in many cases this is just costly overkill. All cars are not used on the highway. The use breakdown might show a very large market for a limited power and range car. My gut feeling is the Auto Oligolopoly just does not want to serve that market or get into more, for them, costly production and additonal auto lines. (This is why giving them subsidies and bailouts now is absolutely contrary to developing alternatives. Same with the Banks, we need new products and producers, not old, antiquated ones.)

The ZENN I would think might have a good urban fleet market.

Saddly, it appears that is gameover for ZENN cars:

ZENN abandons electric car plant

St. Jérôme facility to close: Company mission switches from vehicles to 'energy solutions'