Sunday, January 4, 2009

This Is Where The Bailout Money Should Have Gone!

Myers Motors has just delivered the nation’s first all-electric (110 volt outlet charging), highway speed (76 mph), lithium battery powered, sub-$30,000 vehicle. [1]
The Myers Motors NmG-1 is a single passenger all electric vehicle. [2]
The first development was the concept that there are so many vehicles in America, and that so many households have more than one vehicle, that vehicles sized for the jobs they do makes practical sense. [...] The execution of this line of thinking was the single passenger vehicle which has large enough occupancy for 9 out of 10 commuters and almost 7 out of 10 miles driven in the US. [1]
The vehicles are so eye-catching that Hollywood star Mike Myers featured a group of them in the movie Austin Powers in Goldmember. [2]
The NmG, the former Corbin Sparrow, is a single-seat electric three-wheeler (one in the rear, two in front) that can go 70 mph. [3]
It is the most limited edition car ever manufactured. [2]
The latest development, the third key, is lithium battery technology that promises to last the lifetime of the vehicle (100,000 miles +), almost double the daily practical range to 50 miles (in the NmG) and enable you to drive 1000 miles on only $20 of fuel. [1]
The single-passenger, three-wheeled NmG has outstanding acceleration, can reach speeds of 70 mph and has a range of 30 miles between charges. [4]
The help needed is also for you to make your wishes known to your elected officials that you want Middle Class Americans the same access to the $7500 electric vehicle tax credit that the rich and famous now get but that is not available to most of us because we can’t afford a $100,000+ electric sports car. [1]
It is essentially the body of the original Corbin Sparrow with the entire transport system, electronics, and charging systems completely reengineered by the people at Myers Motors. [2]
The second development followed the first … the vehicle’s range only needed to meet how people were actually going to use that vehicle … and with 50% of the cars on the road travelling less than 30 miles per day, a 30 mile range was practical. [1]
In its small plant in Tallmadge, Ohio, Myers Motors devoted more than a year enhancing key components of a ground-breaking electric vehicle to create the NmG. [4]
The NmG has a range of 30 miles and takes six to eight hours to recharge. [3]
We are working to bring you practical, affordable, highway speed electric vehicles and our next step is to reduce the purchase price of our No more Gas electric vehicle … and to do it using US technology and US labor to create US jobs that put US citizens for work for products that are sold in the US. [1]
Sources:[1] Myers Motors[2] Myers Motors NMG 1 Electric Vehicle[3] New car preview - Myers Motors NmG[4] 2006 Myers Motors NMG
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