ZAP introduces pickup in Texas truck country
ZAP wannabe-dealer Shock Value is hoping to sell an electric 3-wheeler pickup out of its Austin, Texas, location. Shock Value is still awaiting its state dealer license, but owner John Martin is a big ZAP fan and wanted to bring the vehicle to Texas. He says Austin is a ideal city for electric transportation. Martin, a supporter of Montessori schools in the Austin area, didn't own a car as a younster, preferring to tool around on his roller blades. The vehicle shown is the XEBRA PK, which can be used as a standard truck, flat-bed delivery or dump truck.
[Source: MarketWire]
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Howard Lee Harkness 1:47PM (10/12/2006)
The link to Shock Value's press release is http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=171385
Unanswered question include 1) Range? 2) Cost of battery replacement? 3) Number of battery cycles? 4) Payload? 5) Licensed as car or motorcycle?
It's all fine that fuel costs are 1/3 of comparable gas car, but battery replacement costs could negate any advantage. Should sell well in Austin, regardless; that city is full of people with more money than sense, and the politics of the city is dominated by UT students.
I should mention that Austin is the only bicycle-friendly city in which I have ever resided. When I was a student, bicycle was the fastest transportation available there, mainly because parking was so scarce.
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