Comments on: Top Ten Electric Vehicles on the market http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/ Green News, Reviews and Tips Wed, 05 May 2010 19:38:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Miles Per Dollar – A new Metric For Fuel Economy | PlentyWays Green Blog http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Miles Per Dollar – A new Metric For Fuel Economy | PlentyWays Green Blog Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:11:57 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-65 [...] advent of plug in vehicles, whether hybrids or fully electric, signal the end for conventional miles per gallon ratings. The [...] [...] advent of plug in vehicles, whether hybrids or fully electric, signal the end for conventional miles per gallon ratings. The [...]

]]> By: REVA Announces The Launch Of Two New Electric Vehicles | PlentyWays Green Blog http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-64 REVA Announces The Launch Of Two New Electric Vehicles | PlentyWays Green Blog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:16:30 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-64 [...] The company is building a new factory in Bangalore with a capacity of 30,000 per annum to cope with its increasing demand, which sure is a great sign for the EV industry as a whole. [...] [...] The company is building a new factory in Bangalore with a capacity of 30,000 per annum to cope with its increasing demand, which sure is a great sign for the EV industry as a whole. [...]

]]> By: Roy http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Roy Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:08:21 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-51 ZAP is a scam. They survive on pump and dump stock. They issue large blocks of new stock to themselves, then announce a new product/contract/production agreement, which makes the stock jump up and then sell their newly minted shares. Some of these announcements have been proven to be outright lies. SEC has been notified but says they have not persued litigation as ZAP is a small player and they have much bigger fish to fry with limited resources. A notable exception to your list is the Indica EV http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/tata-indica-plug-in-electric-car-unveiled-bologna.php?daylife=1 Also http://www.optimalenergy.co.za/ ZAP is a scam. They survive on pump and dump stock. They issue large blocks of new stock to themselves, then announce a new product/contract/production agreement, which makes the stock jump up and then sell their newly minted shares. Some of these announcements have been proven to be outright lies. SEC has been notified but says they have not persued litigation as ZAP is a small player and they have much bigger fish to fry with limited resources.

A notable exception to your list is the Indica EV http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/tata-indica-plug-in-electric-car-unveiled-bologna.php?daylife=1

Also http://www.optimalenergy.co.za/

]]> By: Russ Finley http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Russ Finley Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:24:33 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-50 Still not much out there. I guess step one is to get good electric cars on the road. Prices should drop pretty fast after that. I really like the IMEIV. What's with the the Bolloré Bluecar? http://biodiversivist.blogspot.com/2009/03/outgreening-your-neighbors-competition.html Still not much out there. I guess step one is to get good electric cars on the road. Prices should drop pretty fast after that. I really like the IMEIV. What’s with the the Bolloré Bluecar?

http://biodiversivist.blogspot.com/2009/03/outgreening-your-neighbors-competition.html

]]> By: Forbes magazine announces ExxonMobil as its Green Company of the Year | PlentyWays Green Blog http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Forbes magazine announces ExxonMobil as its Green Company of the Year | PlentyWays Green Blog Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-43 [...] reduce carbon emissions without making many sacrifices, in contrast with transitioning to electric vehicles, for example. However, its still jumping from one non renewable source to another. What we really [...] [...] reduce carbon emissions without making many sacrifices, in contrast with transitioning to electric vehicles, for example. However, its still jumping from one non renewable source to another. What we really [...]

]]> By: Brendan http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Brendan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-42 @EV Guy Thanks for the info on ZapWorld. @EV Guy Thanks for the info on ZapWorld.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Brendan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:38:55 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-41 @green We haven't included the Honda Hybrid because this post is about fully electric vehicles. We did include the Toyota Prius as an exception to this rule just to contrast it with the other electric vehicles. The reality is that whilst Hybrids are a step in the right direction, they are still significantly less efficient than fully electric cars. @green We haven’t included the Honda Hybrid because this post is about fully electric vehicles. We did include the Toyota Prius as an exception to this rule just to contrast it with the other electric vehicles. The reality is that whilst Hybrids are a step in the right direction, they are still significantly less efficient than fully electric cars.

]]> By: EV guy http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-35 EV guy Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:19:47 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-35 ZapWorld is unfortunately not what you want to be out there to get people excited about EV's. They have weird-looking 3-wheeled vehicles that look like a combination of a Willy Wonka car and a scaled up matchbox vehicle. Craftsmanship is terrible, these are made in China and look like they would last for about 1,000 miles before a wheel fell off. The 3 wheels is actually to get around safety laws in the U.S. They are a publicly traded company although I have no idea how they've been in business as long as they have because I don't think they've ever been profitable. The showroom at their dealership is surprisingly large though as is their wearhouse/inventory. If they made the cars look a little bit nicer they may do okay. ZapWorld is unfortunately not what you want to be out there to get people excited about EV’s. They have weird-looking 3-wheeled vehicles that look like a combination of a Willy Wonka car and a scaled up matchbox vehicle. Craftsmanship is terrible, these are made in China and look like they would last for about 1,000 miles before a wheel fell off. The 3 wheels is actually to get around safety laws in the U.S. They are a publicly traded company although I have no idea how they’ve been in business as long as they have because I don’t think they’ve ever been profitable. The showroom at their dealership is surprisingly large though as is their wearhouse/inventory. If they made the cars look a little bit nicer they may do okay.

]]> By: green http://www.plentyways.com/blog/2009/07/top-ten-electric-vehicles-on-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-33 green Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:42:44 +0000 http://www.plentyways.com/blog/?p=211#comment-33 what about the honda hybrid? what about the honda hybrid?

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