The governments here in Canada Announced today $5,000 - $10,000 cash back if you puchace a new Electric Vehicle.
$5,000 - $10,000 Canadian Govn't grant
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| Wed, 15 Jul 2009, 5:27pm | #1 |
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| Wed, 15 Jul 2009, 10:47pm | #2 |
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I heard Ian Clifford interviewed in CBC radio today. The interview didn't know anything about Eestor and was asking him how he was going to get his low speed EV approved for Ontario. Clifford explained that in the next few months that issue will be irrelevant as they will be able to produce cars capable of highway speeds by using a new technology for Texas. Heard this today. At least he sounded convincing!?! |
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| Wed, 15 Jul 2009, 11:15pm | #3 |
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Correction; it is not the Government of Canada but the the Government of Ontario. |
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 12:56am | #4 |
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So it's easier to get a high speed vehicle approved than a low speed vehicle? That's odd. 41 Rating - CAUTION - Abusive Poster
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 2:04am | #5 |
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Strangely enough (however hard it is to get one approved)it is. The highway capable car is the square peg for the the square hole. Governments don't actually want to deal with low and medium speed vehicles. Just assume everything I say about EEStor includes the phrase "if it works".
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 8:14am | #6 |
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A highway vehicle that's been crash tested, yes. The current Zenn really is just a step above a golf cart. People are not exaggerating when they make the comparison. ┌─┐
Why monocles? Why not. |
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 10:54am | #7 |
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"Now what they are proposing to do is wild. And there's lots of reasons in which some of these things could fail to be commercialized. I'm not saying whether it's worked or not and if we've announced it or not," Bill Joy - 2011 |
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 10:55am | #8 |
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Hopefully EESU's won't be "strangely" difficult to approve. "Now what they are proposing to do is wild. And there's lots of reasons in which some of these things could fail to be commercialized. I'm not saying whether it's worked or not and if we've announced it or not," Bill Joy - 2011 |
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| Thu, 16 Jul 2009, 11:01am | #9 |
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I find it strange that you can drive motorcycles and even some mopeds on major roads, but not an LSV. IMO, it should be all about the speed of the vehicle and not the crash testing. Motorcycles wouldn't pass a crash test, so I would think that as long as a person knows that the vehicle they are buying hasn't passed a crash test, that they should be able to buy it if they want and drive it on major roads. You tell me. |
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