Beaver Island Electric Car Show 6/27-28
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Beaver Island Electric Car Show 6/27-28
Just a heads-up that Beaver Island will have an electric car show June 27-28. Two dealers will be bringing over 4 cars (Zenn, Zap, GEM, and a Vantage truck), and I'm sure some Islanders will be showing theirs as well. Test drives will be available for all of the cars too. Location is the brick paver area in front of the Shamrock and Harbour Market.
Sponsors of the show are North Central Zenn (New London, OH) and The Shamrock and Harbour Market.
If you want to check out the cars:
http://www.zenncars.com
http://www.zapworld.com
http://www.gemcar.com
http://www.vantagevehicle.com/
Sponsors of the show are North Central Zenn (New London, OH) and The Shamrock and Harbour Market.
If you want to check out the cars:
http://www.zenncars.com
http://www.zapworld.com
http://www.gemcar.com
http://www.vantagevehicle.com/
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Beaver Island Electric Care Show (with photo) makes Neal Rubin's Detroit News Blog. Scroll down as the blogs continues each day.
Dan,
Will the the electric truck from "Beaver Motors" be in the show?
Steve
Beaver Island Electric Care Show (with photo) makes Neal Rubin's Detroit News Blog. Scroll down as the blogs continues each day.
Dan,
Will the the electric truck from "Beaver Motors" be in the show?
Steve
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Thanks for the link to Rubin's column!
RE: the Dodge Dakota pickup conversion from Inland Auto EV ... I'll talk to Jeff about that. He has begun work, but I don't know if it will be complete "enough" to show on 6/27. Inland Auto EV has signed on as a show sponsor, so I know Jeff will be there to talk about the truck as a work-in-progress. I will encourage him to bring it to the show.
It looks like he's shooting for 50 mph and around a 50-60 mile range with the truck with only a minimal decrease in load capacity from the original truck specs. Batteries will be under the truck bed.
RE: the Dodge Dakota pickup conversion from Inland Auto EV ... I'll talk to Jeff about that. He has begun work, but I don't know if it will be complete "enough" to show on 6/27. Inland Auto EV has signed on as a show sponsor, so I know Jeff will be there to talk about the truck as a work-in-progress. I will encourage him to bring it to the show.
It looks like he's shooting for 50 mph and around a 50-60 mile range with the truck with only a minimal decrease in load capacity from the original truck specs. Batteries will be under the truck bed.
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Update on the cars coming over for the show on Friday ...
The two dealers have finalized which cars they're bringing for the EV show on Friday.
North Central Zenn will bring:
1 ZENN car
1 Miles ZX460s car
1 Miles truck
Fox Motors of Charlevoix will bring:
4 new GEMS (rumor is one is already sold!)
5 used GEMS (ranging from $4,500 to $8,000)
1 used Ford Think! City
The Think! City is a very unusual LSV ... built in Norway, Ford brought around 350 to the US in 2000/01. Not a huge success in the Ford way, so Ford sold their interest in Think! to a group of Norwegian investors. They're about to re-enter the US market with an advanced version of the Think! City in 2010. You can see that car here. The older version of the Think! City that will be coming to the island looks similar, but performs like the LSVs already on the island. Rumor has it the price will be good, and it's in excellent shape.
North Central Zenn will bring:
1 ZENN car
1 Miles ZX460s car
1 Miles truck
Fox Motors of Charlevoix will bring:
4 new GEMS (rumor is one is already sold!)
5 used GEMS (ranging from $4,500 to $8,000)
1 used Ford Think! City
The Think! City is a very unusual LSV ... built in Norway, Ford brought around 350 to the US in 2000/01. Not a huge success in the Ford way, so Ford sold their interest in Think! to a group of Norwegian investors. They're about to re-enter the US market with an advanced version of the Think! City in 2010. You can see that car here. The older version of the Think! City that will be coming to the island looks similar, but performs like the LSVs already on the island. Rumor has it the price will be good, and it's in excellent shape.
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Nice story in Petoskey News review. Well done Dan!!!! !!!!! These srories don't just happen my friends. Nice piece in the Courier as well.
Nice story in Petoskey News review. Well done Dan!!!! !!!!! These srories don't just happen my friends. Nice piece in the Courier as well.
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correction on the Ford Think! car
Just found out today that the used Ford Think! car is a "Neighborhood" and not a "City" as I posted above. The Think! Neighborhood is very similar to the GEM. It seats 4, has "soft" doors (fabric), has only 1,100 miles on it, and has a new set of batteries. Very sharp and clean car ... just wanted to correct my earlier post.
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Dateline Beaver Friday 6-27 / 12:17
A bunch of folks looking at the electric cars. First sale before noon. On Powers web cam you can see a few cars and test dives on main street. www.beaverisland.org
Well done Dan!
A bunch of folks looking at the electric cars. First sale before noon. On Powers web cam you can see a few cars and test dives on main street. www.beaverisland.org
Well done Dan!
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Tee Hee
Steve,
Are they amphibious vehicles? Where can I take a test dive?? LOL
Are they amphibious vehicles? Where can I take a test dive?? LOL