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Real car makers don't think the US public wants a car that gets more then 20mpg. So be ready for even more 7 passanger 600hp 15mpg SUVs that will never go off road.]]>Jan 23rd 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 23rd 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
http://acabion.com/
(hit the links: "acabion english", "future traffic", "GTBO")

100 mph at 1.7% throttle and 100 miles per gallon.
150 mph at 4.3% throttle and 62 miles per gallon.
250 mph at 17% throttle and 25 miles per gallon.
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But yeah... Electric cars do look pretty dumb most of the time.

The Tesla roadster is sweet, though. And Tesla's upcoming luxury sedan should also be good looking.]]>Jan 22nd 2008 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
Why is there never, ever a production version?]]>Jan 22nd 2008 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/300 MPG]]>Jan 22nd 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
Remember the Tesla? Oh so promising, yet so out of reach.]]>Jan 22nd 2008 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
In most places (including US and Canada), 3-wheelers are actually classed as motorcycles. That way they don't have to meet the same safety standards as real cars.

For the record, I'd drive one of these in a heartbeat.]]>Jan 23rd 2008 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/The only downside is that if you get hit by a larger vehicle, like a some a-hole on a cell phone driving an excursion you're gonna be a tri-patty. ]]>Jan 24th 2008 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 23rd 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
Now that's backseat fun.]]>Jan 22nd 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 23rd 2008 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 24th 2008 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.activehybrid.com ]]>Jan 22nd 2008 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 10:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
Like, come on!

86/62 = x/100
62x = 8600
x=138

So in other words, about $1.38 per 100 miles..

see math isn't that hard :)]]>Jan 22nd 2008 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
The article says $1AU per 100km, $1AU = roughly US 86 cents and 100km = 60miles, so i believe you are wrong my friend.
]]>Jan 23rd 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/Jan 22nd 2008 11:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/I can see using that as a commuter car. I'd buy it if it's not terribly expensive.
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"In 2006, our aim is to get the prototype car registered and on the road."]]>Jan 23rd 2008 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
I'm a practical person when it comes to green technology. The energy comes from SOMEWHERE.

Sure, the car is not spewing noxious fumes into the atmosphere. Great.

It's not killing some green spotted super rare mini dwarf oh-so-cutesy desert owl being constructed, or driven. Sweeet. Super Sweeet.

However, you are pluggin that car into a wall outlet. I want to know:

EXACTLY how much electricity (in friendly units) it takes to charge up those batteries AND how many miles it gets on a single charge.

If that information is not so good..... then you may end up paying more money to operate it per mile then gasoline, and creating that electricity may cause more CO2 pollution, or other forms of indirect pollution.

I just don't see people thinking this through. E-Fuel, Flex-Fuel... These solutions SUCK. You do more damage to the environment trying to grow that much corn to create these bio fuels.

We just need to see the bottom line. So I am tired of seeing every new electric car coming out with no real specifications and analysis of the true environmental impact.]]>Jan 23rd 2008 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
You do know in some area's you can sign up for "green electricity". Supposedly it's clean too]]>Jan 23rd 2008 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/trev-the-100-mile-two-seat-electric-car-from-down-under/
Of course you could also put solar panels on your roof and charge batteries all day, and then come home at night and hook into the batteries to charge your car.]]>Jan 23rd 2008 1:43PM