Behind the Wheel: ZENN Electric Car Test Drive - Part 1
Rob Greenlee test drives the 100% Electric car called the ZENN which means “Zero Emissions No Noise” and is blue in color and has a large sunroof. It is an electric car the you can buy TODAY ($12-17,000) in the USA that will go up to 35 MPH (in Washington State Only) and has a range of about 40 miles on regular marine battery technology. This is part 1 of 2 videos about his car. I also made a review video about the Toyota Camry Hybrid that can be found on YouTube.
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i like electric …
i like electric cars but this one is CRAP i could do better 20 years ago with lead acid batteries! my electric bike goes faster without even peddeling! its such a shame cause people see this and it re enforces un founded steriotypes. the most annoying thing is for years car companys have said they are just wating on decent batterys but the ev1 worked fine over a decade ago and something like the tesla rodster will out perform many of its internal combustion rivles.
Did anyone else …
Did anyone else notice that during the test drive, the ZENN almost went as fast as the bicycle riding about 50 feet ahead of it? Look, I like the idea of new, alternative vehicles, etal…but this thing ain’t it. Especially starting at $16k.
Is there enough …
Is there enough room to carry 2 people and 2 sets of golf clubs? At a blazing top end of 25 mph, replacing the Cushman’s at my local golf course is the ZENN’s most likely market.
There is no delay …
There is no delay on the preheat, the energy story simply gets insulated for the colder weather.
The ZENN is allowed …
The ZENN is allowed to go 35 mph in the state of washington.
I really love …
I really love electric cars but the ZENN is surely not one of these. It is simly too slow. Even for an neighborhood car it should have a top speed of at least 35 mph. The Th!nk city is a real usable e-car. But not this one.
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COOL
If the japs out did …
If the japs out did the yankees in car technology can the canucks out do the japs now? Japs/AZNs can boast they maker faster cars but they also GUZZLE GAS and DESTROY our envirement all becuase of greedy- selfish AZNs.
eh they are part of …
eh they are part of the future but that car seems to be more of a shut the people up since it doesn’t go all that fast…now if you take a look at “who killed the electric car” you will notice that goes much faster and was built earlier than this one…its a disappointment for me seeing there are more higher speed roads where i live because we are a little further into the country…
Question for …
Question for robgreenlee : if I drive a Zenn in a colder climate, how long will it take to “pre-heat”, like I usually warm-up a normal car out in the snow before it is ready to be driven ?
give us more speed …
give us more speed and more range otherwise cute car;if the gas will go to $10/gal after bush hunta invade Iran i may consider this car
its a gold cart.
its a gold cart.
Electric Cars are …
Electric Cars are not weak.
This Car is a Neighborhood car, so it was toned down.
It only goes 40km/ …
It only goes 40km/hr!!
He almost caught …
He almost caught the guy in the bike…
Anyway, looks like a great car to be in the city and go to work in..
Why can’t I drive …
Why can’t I drive these in Ontario!!?
what a great car! i …
what a great car! i got a test drive from the manager of the store of MCEV in Seattle, and it was a great car, but im only 14 so i cant actually drive. very roomy and quiet, and its very small and cute, goes 40 mph, and i loved it! i would encourage a lot of people to buy this car! great city car!
take a look at the …
take a look at the Tesla car and the Atom, you’ll be surprised
that EEstor battery …
that EEstor battery system is probably a hoax…guessing on how secretive they are
I agree with what …
I agree with what you said, that this would be the future. Not sure I advocate cars continuing to dominate our lives, however at least electric would be quieter and perhaps safer for pedestrians (for now) since they don’t have the capability of drag racing, ie zero to 60 in 5 - 7 seconds, etc.
Thanks!!
I saw it in Seattle …
I saw it in Seattle for $12K.
I heard on the news …
I heard on the news tonight it was $14000.
$17K? The dealers I …
$17K? The dealers I spoke with quoted $10-$13K for those…
Think that is just additional dealer mark-up, or does that one have the new EEstor battery system?