| The Zenn automobile is an electric car made in | | | | Electric Vehicle' so it has speed limitations imposed on |
| Canada with sales of 200 cars in the USA for 2007. | | | | it of 25-35mph by law and is meant for slower speed |
| The Zenn gets the equivalent of 245mpg and costs | | | | neighborhoods or inner city areas with lots of traffic. |
| $12750-17600 if you are lucky enough to live where | | | | There is a kit available online to reprogram the limit if |
| it's approved for purchase. | | | | you want a little extra and are willing to chance it. |
| Currently it cost approximately 80% less to fuel up a | | | | They hope to have a highway capable version out in |
| Zenn than a traditional car. This leads to less green | | | | 2009 and hopefully law makers will get behind them |
| house gas production and if your power is nuclear | | | | and raise their limits of 25-35mph to something a little |
| even less green house gases are produced. Along | | | | more practical for city driving, 40-45mph would be |
| with the environmental benefits this car reduces | | | | plenty for the city where we often average 20mph |
| dependency on middle eastern oil. | | | | or less in traffic. Why they aren't allowed to drive as |
| This car is made in Canada yet ironically only British | | | | fast as a scooter boggles my mind, it's infinitely more |
| Columbia has made it legal to sell in Canada. Which is | | | | safe. |
| an almost unthinkable reality for Quebec where it is | | | | With most people using their cars for short trips of |
| actually produced, as the CEO Ian Clifford laments. | | | | less than 40 miles this is looking like a practical |
| I'm sure Mr Clifford is thinking of moving to another | | | | alternative, or perhaps used as a second car for each |
| country to set up production every time he is forced | | | | household for shorter commutes. With the price of |
| to fill up his gas powered car in Canada. George | | | | gas increasing every month I look forward to |
| Bush's and local state legislature's policies on the | | | | plugging my car in for a fill up using local coal or |
| environment appear to be putting Canada's and | | | | nuclear power, saving the environment, saving money |
| Quebec's to shame. | | | | and bringing the troops home, and then hopefully |
| Currently this car is classified as a NEV, 'Neighborhood | | | | achieving some Zen. |