Techno Ride drives a Zenn, comes away impressed
TechnoRide, 'the car site for tech fans,' has managed to score a Zenn electric car for review. They seem to have had a good time with the NEV, calling it "impressive." They do, however, note a few issues with the vehicle, which are to be expected, including a lack of luxury features and excessive noise. The reviewer had no problem getting up to the Zenn's max-speed of twenty-five miles per hour and mentions that it's capable of more if it weren't for that electrically-limited speed regulation system.
TechnoRide also makes mention of the solid state electrical storage system from EEStor, which we are all still waiting to hear more about. The review echoes news that the Zenn with EEStor system should be available in 2009, and we remain hopefully optimistic that this is indeed the case. We're not forgetting that we've yet to see any demonstration of the capacitor-based system.
[Source: TechnoRide]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
KarenRei 7:34PM (4/21/2008)
I love the irony of "Zero Emission No Noise" having noisy cars ;)
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Neil 1:03AM (4/22/2008)
It's not the ZENN making the noise.
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Trudy 5:46PM (6/10/2008)
The ZENN Electric Car is a perfect solution for folks who have a minimal commute and are tired of paying increasingly high prices for gasoline, and especially for those who care about lowering emissions and GHGs.
My customers average about 500 miles per month driving their ZENNs and absolutely adore this mode of transportation! Currently two states (WA and MT - with more following) have created a new vehicle classification for "Medium Speed Vehicles" so that these cars can be driven legally at 35 mph, and therefore travel on roads with speed postings of 45 mph.
Environmental Motors is spearheading an initiative for NHTSA to create a new national MSV classification at the Federal level. I encourage everyone to visit our website and sign the petition, and ask all your friends to do the same. Our political machine needs to know that “we the people” want more practical options for solving the energy and environment crises. Please contact all your government representatives and let them know you want to drive an electric car TODAY.
Technology has now surpassed government laws, and it's time to get everyone up to speed. PLEASE sign our petition and help get more electric cars on the road again!
http://www.environmentalmotors.com/EVMNews.php
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karmannghia67 1:16PM (6/27/2008)
I don't think this is a good replacement for a car. I liked Kelly's take on it:
http://www.kbb.com/kbb/NewsAndReviews/VideoLibrary.aspx?WebAssetId=366774&Path=Videos&SortExpression=0&PageIndex=19&SelectedTabIndex=1&PlaySlideShow=true&Filter=HasVideoReview&SelectionHistory=0%7c27106%7c92606%7c100%7c10%7c
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