Aparently Ehab thought of the ZAP the same as you: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/04/26/video-new-triac-highway-speed-electric-car-available-now/
Terry On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is NOT off-topic! (well, not exactly) > > Imagine my surprise yesterday, while walking the dog > through our tiny village (Mill Valley CA, pop ~15,000) > there appeared before us - almost a miracle, as it was > unannounced and sudden - a car dealership! now located > in a former (and small) "designer chocolates" shoppe. > How sweet it is/was ... > > Anyway... and I still cannot believe my tired old > eyes, but yes! it turns out to be an *electric car > dealership* with half a dozen vehicles (counting the > cycles) crammed into this small store! > > Moreover, it was not even a model or brand of plug-in > which I was all that familiar with. But in fact, they > have three models, any one of which could be mistaken > for an overgrown child's toy, much smaller than a BMW > "Mini" which is very popular here these days, but all > of them fairly well-constructed, shiny and seemingly > professionally built (not slapped together prototypes > like the former "ZAP" cars (what a let-down that > is/was!- just short of a scam really, and I hope this > does not turn out to be ZAPII). > > Anyway, here is the company website: > > http://www.greenvehicles.com/ > > The "Triac" is a WOW- a nicer looking three-wheeler > than the image on their site. Really it is a luxury > enclosed-motorcycle. > > But the headquarters apparently is a Law Firm in the > area - which is not a good sign, not even sure where > they are being built... yet, even if this turns out to > be a near-scam, ala the ZAP, I'll chose the wording of > my 'instant review' carefully). > > I'm going to stop in today (sans the 'dachsweiler') > and see if they are offering test drives. I suspect > the price will be far more than expected, yet in the > long run, it will surely not be the big issue. > > Heck, you can practically park the thing in an unused > closet (not that there is such a thing) and drive it > in and out of a normal-sized door. Thank goodness my > grapefruit diet has been working. > > Jones > >
