Comments on: N. Carolina Parks Using Solar Electric Cars to Replace ATVs http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-7711 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:22:19 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-7711 Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses. They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life... Target uses them to drive around their parking lots. I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then - I'd never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!) Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses.

They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life… Target uses them to drive around their parking lots.

I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then – I’d never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!)

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29961 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29961 Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses. They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life... Target uses them to drive around their parking lots. I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then - I'd never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!) Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses.

They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life… Target uses them to drive around their parking lots.

I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then – I’d never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!)

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29962 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:22:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29962 Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses. They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life... Target uses them to drive around their parking lots. I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then - I'd never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!) Sasha, I see GEMs all over here in Berkeley, at farmers markets and delivering flowers for small businesses.

They are actually not quite as goofy looking in real life… Target uses them to drive around their parking lots.

I even once saw a hopped-up one doing 40 on a 35 MPH road in an industrial park area in Fremont! Not for me; 40 MPH with no doors. (But then – I’d never get on a motor bike either, for the same reason; no doors!)

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-7710 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:17:55 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-7710 But,ZAP, isn't that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example? That's an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90's VW Golf. But,ZAP, isn’t that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example?

That’s an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90′s VW Golf.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29959 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29959 But,ZAP, isn't that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example? That's an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90's VW Golf. But,ZAP, isn’t that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example?

That’s an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90′s VW Golf.

]]> By: Susan Kraemer http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29960 Susan Kraemer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29960 But,ZAP, isn't that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example? That's an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90's VW Golf. But,ZAP, isn’t that just constraint just a legislative issue? Are your 40 mph vehicles actually any safer than the (more comparable than GEM;) ZENN EV for example?

That’s an example of an EV restricted to 25 MPH, but I have driven both your ZEBRA and the ZENN, and I thought the ZENN felt just as safe as my daughters early 90′s VW Golf.

]]> By: ZAP Xebra http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-7709 ZAP Xebra Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:48 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-7709 @Marc Cesare - you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias. @Marc Cesare – you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias.

]]> By: ZAP Xebra http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29957 ZAP Xebra Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29957 @Marc Cesare - you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias. @Marc Cesare – you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias.

]]> By: ZAP Xebra http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-29958 ZAP Xebra Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-29958 @Marc Cesare - you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias. @Marc Cesare – you are quite correct about the Xebra not being constrained by the low speeds that restrict golf carts. ZAP is also offering several other exciting products such as the Xebra truck, the XL truck and soon the high speed sports car the Alias.

]]> By: Mark http://gas2.org/2008/12/30/s-carolina-parks-using-solar-electric-cars-to-replace-atvs/#comment-7708 Mark Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:43:04 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1505#comment-7708 How many companies are taking the same golf cart platform and putting a different shell over it? Make mine look like a rocket ship, please. Then it could be a carnival ride. At least small children will get a thrill. How many companies are taking the same golf cart platform and putting a different shell over it? Make mine look like a rocket ship, please. Then it could be a carnival ride. At least small children will get a thrill.

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