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Contrary to popular belief, you can in fact own a real full electric car. As proof, we found this thing parked on the street in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan. Made by the Dynasty Electric Car Corporation, they call it the, err... It. Now, while it may only be classified as a Low Speed Vehicle, meaning you can only drive it on roads with up to a 35 MPH speed limit, there's one version of the It that's got us particularly excited.
That's right, an It-amino! Well, they call it the Utility, but who do they think they're kidding? We haven't seen this kind of eco-mullet awesomeness since we saw Daryl Hannah's Biodiesel El Camino. The only downside is that the ute costs $25,000... which is a lot to pay for an oversized plastic golf cart.
[itselectric.com]
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It kind of looks like a pinched Audi TT
had me till i read the price. i'll move on to read something else.
WHAT THE FUCK?!
it looks like a bastard son, comming from a wild night between a SMART & the alleged NEW BEETLE (whom both make me sick)!!
& Holy Crap... it comes in an "el camino" version... these r sure signs of the close date of ARMAGGEDDON!!!
Fuckin' downtown Ann Arbor. Last time I was there I got pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt.
It's just about $20k too expensive.
That passenger door looks like it was aligned by gorillas.
AAAWWWWW It's ADORABLE!!
and unlike other eco-friendly automobiles you need only be a wee-bit smug to operate.
once again, more reasons to believe the gas powered cars still have nothing to fear about the future; other than the eco-whiners...
@MazdaEric: Yeah, you really can't have much of an ego if you drive one of these.
these came out years ago. the birkenstock store on 4th was the official dealer.
@will: Whether biting sarcasm or astute Treetown observation, kudos.
@will: Is that right? I remember seeing a couple of them over by that place a decade or so ago, but I had no idea that the Birkenstock store sold them. I tried to stay as far away from the Birkenstock store as I could, at all times.
So what can you carry in the 'Mino? Your dog? Your puppet for the World Bank protest?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. A door for the bed?
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Gnarly, man!
It's hecho en China, I assume? If it is, insert obligatory paint-licking joke here.
@Tomsk: That's only cool if there are seats back there.
dude, yes. i go to school in ann arbor and see this thing everywere. its kindof a celebrity downtown. there is even a sign on the street for it that says "electric car parking only" but yeah. im lovin all the new attention ann arbor is getting in the car world.
Crappy car is crappy.
Electric cars should be massively overpowered Datsuns, not golfkartamanios.
@Tomsk:
I think these things are built in Delta, BC.
i've seen one in person many times. But never on the move..
Here is an electric golf cart-amino for way less (buy it now under $3K): [cgi.ebay.com]
How's this for a story: built in British Columbia, barely sold anything, bought over by Pakistanis.
Wether it be India's Reva or Pakistan's Dynasty - it seems the third world is outdoing the first world when it comes to saving Al Gore's earth.
Well, I guess I can add yet another car to my list of things I need to take pictures of when I borrow a camera. There's an electric car in the same town as the Volvo 1800 I need to get pics of...
Can you feel it, see it, hear it today?
If you cant, then it doesnt matter anyway
You will never understand it cuz it happens too fast
And it feels so good, its like walking on glass
Its so cool, its so hip, its alright
Its so groovy, its outta sight
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
But it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet
You want it all but you cant have it
Its cryin, bleedin, lying on the floor
So you lay down on it and you do it some more
Youve got to share it, so you dare it
Then you bare it and you tear it
You want it all but you cant have it
Its in your face but you cant grab it
Its alive, afraid, a lie, a sin
Its magic, its tragic, its a loss, its a win
Its dark, its moist, its a bitter pain
Its sad it happened and its a shame
You want it all but you cant have it
Its in your face but you cant grab it
What is it?
Its it
What is it?
/got nothin'
The non'amino version is for sale for just $9995 from Parker Trailers in Parker Colorado.
But I kinda like seeing it, all yellow, as I drive past. I wonder how it'd run if I put bigger batteries in it. (Say 'D's instead of 'AAA's')
(I got a little lost in the 's''s'''s' above. If someone would like to correct my grammar, I'd much appreciate it.)
The bike on the rack in front of it provides an interesting context. I'm guessing this thing is barely longer than a tandem.
reminds me of that SNL skit commercial parody of the "adobe" car where if you get into an accident, in 5 minutes you just reshape the bumper back to it's original shape
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