Chinese electric cars go for Miles
Looks like Zap and the Xebra have some competition on their hands. AutoWeek reports that the Miles Automotive Group is also importing Chinese manufactured electric vehicles to the US.
Miles is getting their proverbial shoe in the door by importing the ZX40, a wagon that falls under the category of low-speed vehicles as it tops out at just 25 miles per hour with a range of 40 miles. They are currently in the process of testing and certifying a highway capable model called the XS200 which uses lithium-ion batteries to produce a top speed of 80 mph and a range of 200 miles. David Hirsch, CEO of Miles Automotive Group, hopes to have about 40 dealers selling Miles electric vehicles by late 2007 when the XS200 is ready for sale.
Both vehicles are manufactured by Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co. The ZX40 retails for $14,800 while the XS200 will sell for about $28,500.
[Source: AutoWeek]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brian 9:05AM (3/16/2008)
How do we get one of these?
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William Gallacher. 3:57PM (8/29/2008)
I have an innovation that does away with the
recharging of the present day Electric Motor Car.
No alteration required of the mechanics so the
industry need not worry. I am well known as an
inventor.
Are you interested or have you someone who is?
Kindly Yours,
Willie Gallacher.
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Chris M 6:04PM (8/29/2008)
That depends. Do you have an actual working prototype that can be examined and tested, and does the operational principles fit neatly within the basic physical laws of the universe? If so, bring it on. If not, forget it.
There have been far too many scam artists that have proposed "magnetic motors" or "motor powered generators" or other bogus "over unity" power plants and they never work as advertised. Attaching a generator to the wheel or adding a wind turbine doesn't work either, as the energy wasted by increased drag is always greater than the energy produced.
Most of the people here don't have time or money to waste on "over unity" perpetual motion proposals, as that field is riddled with scam artists and has a 100% failure rate.
freddyzdead 2:28AM (4/27/2009)
Hear, hear, Chris M, re the "over unity" scams. I think that a few of these whackos actually believe they will one day succeed in getting something for nothing, but of course it never works. But that doesn't stop them trying, and trying to raise "capital" for the project.
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Howard Lee Harkness 3:14PM (8/25/2006)
$28K is a bit steep for a pregnant roller skate, but the range and top speed are getting into the reasonable range. Still would prefer a (bio)diesel/electric hybrid, though, preferably using supercaps instead of batteries, to greatly increase range and remove the cost of the battery replacement.
$14K is definitely steep for a glorified barely street-legal golf cart. Especially factoring in battery replacement.
The Aptera, at $20K, looks like a much better deal, providing that it actually becomes real.
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DPC car videos 3:40PM (8/26/2006)
Thats a near little car I wouldn't mind having around the house for short trip.
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EdwardW 12:24AM (11/20/2007)
To the person who posted comment #1, where do you get the ideal that supercaps can replace batteries and increase range in an electric car? If supercaps can offer those advantages, don't you think that electric car developers would have done that by now?
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