On 6/24/2010 8:54 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> The Smart car looks startlingly small in person. You'd think it was a
> lightweight, electric car but it's not. At 1800 lb it seems awful
> heavy and why put in a gas engine in a micro car in this day and age?
>
> Korean manufacturer CT&T recently announced that it would build an
> electric car of even smaller dimensions in Hawaii. It's an interesting
> concept - build small assembly facilities throughout the US producing
> 10,000 or so cars a year. Expected price for the eZone electric
> vehicle starts at $8000. This belongs in the same category as the
> Hawaiian Grand Prix Indycar race - I'll believe it when I see it. :-)

China is working on electric cars. Would Americans buy them?

Becca