Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The Electric World

A company called Phoenix Motorcars is introducing two news cars for 2009. The most interesting part, fully electric, highway capable SUVs and SUTs. These cars can travel about 130 miles on a single charge and they're planning on an expansion pack to extend the range to 250 miles. Each Phoenix comes with a 6.6kW charger that plugs into a 220V outlet and takes about 5 to 6 hours to charge. The car also has a connector that can let you plug into a rapid charger that can charge the vehicle in 10 minutes! This thing has power too, 400 ft-lbs of torque at 0 RPMs. Now here's the best part: these things are fully loaded like any other vehicle. AC, power windows, power door locks, AM/FM/CD, keyless entry, and so many more options; even a 3 year/36,000 mile warranty. The options go so far to include a premium Pioneer sound system and navigation system, Eibach springs, leather seats, 20" Wheels, custom grill, and the list goes on.

Check out these pages for more information:
Maui Energy Group
Phoenix Motorcars
Popular Mechanics - Video from 2006 SEMA

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