Comments on: Behind the Wheel: ZENN Electric Car Test Drive - Part 1

By: lendoggtheking

lendoggtheking — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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.

By: 1294wor

1294wor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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.

By: 1294wor

1294wor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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.

By: withoutxs

withoutxs — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

There is no delay …
There is no delay on the preheat, the energy story simply gets insulated for the colder weather.

By: robgreenlee

robgreenlee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

The ZENN is allowed …
The ZENN is allowed to go 35 mph in the state of washington.

By: SOPM2007

SOPM2007 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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.

By: morgangamer22

morgangamer22 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

COOL
COOL

By: SPS148669

SPS148669 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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.

By: t3hsniper

t3hsniper — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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…

By: hekma

hekma — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:10:53 +0000

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 ?