Vectrix: the US$ 11,000 all-electric scooter
Zero-emission advocates gathered recently at San Francisco‘s Presidia to introduce to the world a new all-electric motor scooter known as Vectrix. The vehicle can take two commuters on a silent freeway ride (60 mph) with its electric consumption just costing the owner pennies per mile.
As much as that is good news, Vectrix never really took off because most people are reluctant to spend US$ 11,000 on a scooter alone. But those who believe in the environmental cause argue that it’s a small price to pay and the future benefits are rewarding. They added that this is the first generation of its kind and the price is expected to go down along the way.
You might have heard about the all-electric cars as well. Mind you, those vehicles also come with a steep price with the Tesla sports car reaching up to US$ 100,000. One such owner of the said car and relatively known SF photographer Marc Geller tried the Vectrix and said, “It’s all about the (electric) plug and environmental concerns, petroleum concerns. I think it’s totally cool, compared to that noisy piece of crap”.
Vectrix weighs around 462 pounds and takes three hours to recharge its batteries on 110-volt house current; charging it on a 220-volt current will take around two hours. British Motor Cars‘ Managing Director for Marketing Jeff Morrill had this to say, “We want to get to the right consumer demographics. It’s for urban commuting, and it targets environmentalists, active (electric power) enthusiasts”.
Via SFGate
Zero-emission advocates gathered recently at San Francisco‘s Presidia to introduce to the world a new all-electric motor scooter known as Vectrix. The vehicle can take two commuters on a silent freeway ride (60 mph) with its electric consumption just costing the owner pennies per mile.
As much as that is good news, Vectrix never really took off because most people are reluctant to spend US$ 11,000 on a scooter alone. But those who believe in the environmental cause argue that it’s a small price to pay and the future benefits are rewarding. They added that this is the first generation of its kind and the price is expected to go down along the way.
You might have heard about the all-electric cars as well. Mind you, those vehicles also come with a steep price with the Tesla sports car reaching up to US$ 100,000. One such owner of the said car and relatively known SF photographer Marc Geller tried the Vectrix and said, “It’s all about the (electric) plug and environmental concerns, petroleum concerns. I think it’s totally cool, compared to that noisy piece of crap”.
Vectrix weighs around 462 pounds and takes three hours to recharge its batteries on 110-volt house current; charging it on a 220-volt current will take around two hours. British Motor Cars‘ Managing Director for Marketing Jeff Morrill had this to say, “We want to get to the right consumer demographics. It’s for urban commuting, and it targets environmentalists, active (electric power) enthusiasts”.
Via SFGate
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