2009 Zenn Electric
June 4, 2009 by Jyle Dupuis
Filed under Cars
One of the only fully electric cars on the market right now is the all new Zenn Electric. Z.E.N.N. stands for Zero Emission, No Noise. Fitting description for this first ever consumer affordable electric car.
The company was created by a few Canadians and is based out of Toronto. The team fealt like the electric car was something smaller companies can finally develop to get their foot in the door and compete with other big car manufacturers.
image from zenn motor company
And they were right, we are now starting to see smaller companies emerge like ZENN and Tesla in making great new electric cars.
The Zenn is a great choice over the Tesla because it is more affordable. The Zenn has a starting price of around $15,000 whereas the Tesla starts in the $50,000 range. The Zenn might be more affordable but you will be able to notice the differences as it comes with only a 50km driving range. That’s not very far. Couple that with the fact that is it only has a top speed of 40km/hr and you have more of a road worthy golf cart than car. You couldn’t drive one of these on the highway, but then again that is not what they are intended for.
Regardless of its flaws, if all you do is drive around your small town running errands than this might be the best car for you. In Canada, purchasing a Zenn will automatically qualify you for the $4,000 tax credit. That’ll bring the cars price right down to $11,000. Not that bad.
For more information on how to get a Zenn visit the Zenn Motor Company.
Image: ZennMotors.com
I would get this but I’d be too scared to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere.
Not any different than running out of gas. At least you get a warning with reduced power for a couple miles. Unlike gas that just suddenly quits on you. There’s more outlets available than there are gas stations. And you’re more likely to find somone who will let you “plug in” for an hour for a couple bucks than drive you to a gas station or the other alternative that will cost you serious money is to call for emergency road service for you gas car. If you need more than an hour of emergency charge you either have a faulty guage or need to pay attention to your guages more and likely the same person who run out of gas frequently. : )
Signed:
Proud previous owner of ‘07 ZENN and proud new owner of ‘09 ZENN