> > Has anyone in Portland gone to the Ecomotion dealership, yet? They are > selling electric cars--and I keep thinking the ZAK sedan for $10,000 looks > interesting and reasonable for a teenage boy next year...(and 40 miles per > hour--it's for the city, after all--there is one that goes 70 mph but not as > nice looking--at least from the pictures nor does it seat four) They just > opened this dealership--wondered how it was doing. > I want to know how many watts of electricity per mile it uses. I can't find that ANYWHERE. My guess is that in the end, it will use just as much, if not more "energy" as a gasoline engine. It'll make you feel good driving it, but you are still adding number to your blessed "carbon footprint". paul