First, Cars kill more people than anything else. Period. Between 50,000 and 60,000 each year just in the USA. 911 was ~3,000. Big deal. In Y2K, it was estimated that the Economic Cost of Traffic Crashes was over $630 Billion USD.
And the #1 cause of accidents? "Pilot" Error: Why not build a Sane car that doesn't depend on the driver?
Also:
Name | Size (LWH) / Curb Weight |
Seats / Cruise & Top Speed / Range |
Suspension / Steering |
Brakes | Chassis | Drive Effiency / Strength | Power Source | Price: New / Used |
Nano Car ^ A.K.A. "the 2500 car" |
10' 2" x 59" x 63"
|
4
40-60mph? ? |
4 wheel
? |
? | metal mono-body | 54+ MPG
50 HP |
Gasoline Bosch 624 cc four stroke engine | $2.5k (not imported to the US) |
Twike ^: Very nice, quick, light, pedal and electric power, regerative brakes. Not sold in the USA. No solar panels. |
8' 8" x 48" x 48"
485-550lbs |
2 w/ luggage
30-52mph 50-25miles |
3 wheel trike, independent suspension, struts front and rear
Tiller w/ adj damping, turning radius 12' |
F:mech disk (CH) or drum (D) R:hyd drum, parking, electrical regenerative |
Aluminum space frame w/ roll bar. Thermoplastic Luran® S body. | 5-gears w/ AC synch motor, Rated 4-6kwh / 60m, 10%pwr from pedaling, Starts on >20% grade. |
Battery: Ni-Cd, 2-3kWh (1kWh blocks)
Charger: 2kW (2hrs) |
$15k-6k (not imported to the US) |
Didik Sun Shark ^ how it was built ^ Brilliant! Solar & pedal power. Never put in production. |
9' x 27.5" x 52"?
220 lbs - |
1
-50 mph -30miles |
2 main wheels, 2 small ballance wheels which retract in motion. | ? | steel chassis and frame with a fiberglass body and blown polycarbonate windshield. Enclosed cabin, rain and wind proof. | 2 motors, pedals | Solar: 8 amorphous silicon photovoltaic cells, 8% effecient, 22% more
range.
Battery: 2 high capacity, deep cycle, lead acid Human: Pedal |
$2,500 (single prototype, never produced) |
GO-ONE ^ | 265cm X 76.0cm X 98cm
+/-28kg Carbon-fibre or +/- 32 Kg Fiberglass Track: 72cm Wheel-base: 135 cm
|
1
? ? |
3 wheels
|
carbon fibre backbone and shell | Human: Pedal
Listed here because electrics are promised soon. |
Germany and UK only | ||
Rhoades Car ^ Available, well made, pedal with electric assist. Slow, no solar or regerative brakeing.
|
77" x 37" x ? to 108" x 55" x ?
75 - 125 lbs + 30 lbs motor + batteries |
1-4
-18mph 30-60miles |
4 wheels, independant front suspension
handlebars or butterfly steering wheel |
Hand operated. Standard drive; disc on left rear wheel. Positive traction, drum on left rear wheel. Optional rear brake on right rear wheel. not regenerative | Jig welded, 2" square tube, powder coated.
VERY well made. |
24 volt 750 watt Powerdrive motor assist | Human: Pedal
Battery: |
$4,800 - 5,600 (2 seat, 4 seat electric not priced) |
Corbin Sparrow FAST! No longer in production, no solar or pedal power nor regerative brakeing. |
x x 57"
1350 lbs |
1 seat, 6cf trunk
50-75mph 60-20miles |
3 wheel, Double A-Arm front, Single sided swing arm rear Spring over
hydraulic shocks
Tilt steering wheel, |
All disc brakes not regenerative | Brush DC motor continuous "E" rating 25 hp (20 kW), 40 hp peak Cog-belt | Battery: 598lbs of Lead Acid motorcycle cells
Charger: 7.02kw (6hrs@110v, 2.5hrs@220v) |
$20k-10k (no longer made)
May again be available from Meyers Motors ^ (Bible thumpers) as the MM NmG for $24,900 (plus tax, title and delivery) |
|
GEM-E2 (also E4 or E6 4 and 6 seat models) http://www.gemcar.com Global Electric Motor Cars |
99x70x55"
1,140 lbs |
2 seats
15-25mph <35miles NEV: Legal only on streets posted 35MPH or less. |
4 wheel
standard |
no mention of regenerative brakeing | ? | 5hp (12hp peak) DC motor | Battery: 6 12V Led Acid (options for gel cells available)
Charger: 110V 15Amp |
starting at $6,795.00 |
Xebra http://zapcars.com/ Zap Cars |
10x4.6x5'
1,441 lbs |
4 seats
40 mph <25miles |
3 wheel
standard |
DC | Lead Acid
110V onboard |
$11,700 | ||
Tri-Magnum rqriley.com/tri-mag.html |
146-1/2" x 65" x 42"
1200 lbs |
2 seats,
>100mph 225m (4.5g @ 50mpg) |
3 wheel
VW Beetle front, Goldwing rear |
Disc brakes | VW, custom, goldwing
fiberglass over foam^ |
50mpg
Goldwing MC engine. 6 cylinder, electric start and reverse. 5-speed, constant mesh, return shift (MC transmission) |
Gasoline: 4.5g tank.
(included here as some have been converted to hybrid) |
$3500 + Goldwing + Labor + $99 plans |
Trimuter ^ rqriley.com/tm.html |
146" x 67" x 45"
~1500 lbs |
2 seats,
35-60mph 60miles |
3 wheel trike
Front: Leading arm w/anti-dive geometry Rear: Independent semi-trailing arm |
Drum front & rear | Custom welded.
fiberglass over foam^ |
Baldor #7544 | 10 each, 6-volt lead-acid | ~$3500 + labor + $95 plans |
Heibao EV 2002 | ||||||||
Solectria Force |
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