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March 20, 2005
Electric and Fuel Cell Scooters on the Horizon
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Vectrix, A Rhode Island-based company is readying a pair of 400cc electric scooters for the international market, including a fuel cell version for which the company holds a patent.
The $10,000 rechargeable electric scooter will go on sale in Europe first, late this year or early in 2006. The company claims that despite the higher initial cost, the VXe scooter is 25% cheaper over the long-term, as there are lower maintenance costs and zero spent on gas.
The VXe delivers a top speed of over 60 miles an hour on nickel metal hydride batteries that cost fifty cents to recharge. Range is about 68 miles at 30 mph, recharge time is about two hours. [Click here for a PDF brochure.]
The company is also developing a fuel cell scooter, the VX-FCe, which will run on either hydrogen or reformed methanol. Both scooters include regenerative braking systems that help to extend battery life by recharging the battery packs. [Click here for a PDF brochure of the VX-FCe.]
The market for alternative energy two-wheelers is getting interesting, with news of a fuel cell motorcycle reported in Green Car Congress, and Honda's debut of a pair of scooters, one gas-electric hybrid and one fuel cell model, previously reported in the Notebook.
Posted by Frank at March 20, 2005 8:33 PM | Filed under Alternative Fuels
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