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ZENN Electric Car by ZENN Motor Company

www.ZENNcars.com

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV).

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5 star rating July 30, 2009

CityZenn with EESTOR

Fellow Citizens, When the CityZenn with the EESTOR Super-Capacitor system comes into production, THAT WILL be my very next car.

Range expected is 250-miles per charge-up; Quick Re-Charge while you have lunch; Top Speed estimated at 80-MPH. A REAL GREEN car, FINALLY.!!!

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product review of ZENN Electric Car : 5 stars

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4 star rating May 13, 2008

2009 Electric Cars

Within the next year you'll see a lot of changes in the Electric Car Business. Just like the Zenn, Zap and NMG is perfect for some people that need a commuter car. 2009 is promising for people looking for more distance and speed. Current laws and manufactures specs have made this process a slow, but with gas and oil prices on the rise, it’s a fight to see who will emerge with a highway speed electric car. Eco-motion.com is hoping to be the first in the United States to be the leader in the market with a production car that is Highway legal. Just as they are the top seller of the Zap Car. [ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/automobiles/09DEALER.html?_r=1&s ]

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product review of ZENN Electric Car : 4 stars

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5 star rating May 2, 2008

I love my ZENN

We purchased our ZENN and took delivery in June of 2007. So in just under one year, I have driven almost 3600 miles, and could not be happier. I live in Washington, and my ZENN is able to go 35mph, making it even better! I use my ZENN to drive back and forth to work, grocery shop, Costco runs, school, sports, and a lot of basic day to day driving. I have spent about 36.00 in a year of driving my car, not even enough to fill a Honda Civic with gas at today's prices. My insurance is also under $200 a year, even more savings!

There has not been one day I have not been thrilled with my purchase.

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product review of ZENN Electric Car : 5 stars

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1 star rating February 6, 2008

Zenn's iffy

I don't know that I'd buy a car that has a top speed of 25Mph. I don't know about the rest of us but I know that I couldn't take that on a 45Mph road, legally. Current laws state that if your nev has a top speed of 25Mph then the fastest road you can be on with it is a 35Mph road. Where I live I've already looked and I'm surrounded by 45Mph roads. Being in a semi-large city I think I'd want something I could go anywhere the need would dictate. I don't know that I'd want a car made in Canada? I've NEVER heard of a car coming out of Canada. The range on this car is 30 - 50 Miles. Is that really enough for you to be trading in your car for? Personally I love the "just out of town" trips my other half and I go on.

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product review of ZENN Electric Car : 1 star

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User Comments:

Ken O. says:
Kathleen, check out this news: China's First Plug-In Hybrid Car Rolls Out www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/dec2008/gb20081215_913780.htm A Chinese company that was founded in 2003 beats both Japanese and... more »

Kathleen K. says:
Thanks, Ken! I'm posting that link on my blogsite. Maybe the best thing for the US car industry would be for the so-called "Big 3" to do the "Deep 6" and let their engineers, scientists, tool and die guys and other... more »

Kathleen K. says:
(oops! here's the rest of my thought): ...workers who have the know-how to put together a car that runs on electricity do just that. While Detriot's big-wigs were busy playing patty-cake with lawmakers to maintain... more »

5 star rating January 25, 2008

Our Beautiful ZENN !!

Since taking delivery of our new ZENN on Dec 15, 07, we've now done over 2900 miles (as of 01Aug08) in typical day to day driving doing the usual items - to work, to the markets, taking the kids to school, hitting the cafe' for our coffee rush. It has performed faultlessly, is terribly fun, turns heads and gets people talking and thinking about the future of the family automobile. One does not mow their lawn with a combine, yet that it what most folks drive as their family car. Our ZENN is the right tool for the right job. Costs? 900 miles has cost us US$9. We sold our 'ultimate driving machine' BMW for our ZENN and frankly - our ZENN is the better car. Scoff if you like, but when gas hits $5-6 a gallon, your ICE (internal combustion engined) car will make a nice big paperweight whereas we'll be singing along with the CD and listening to the birds! ZENN = Enlightened Mobility ! Get one!

Well, a few points to really clarify.... according to the US Dept of Energy, the average driver in the USA does less than 22 miles per day. Most folks could use a ZENN daily and then use a Flex-car to hit the beach or the mountains once in awhile - and Flex-car have hybrids too! Be careful on the Canada car comments - check a new car window sticker to see where the point-of-origin is for many of the components contained in that car and you'll find that many engines, gearboxes etc are manufactured in Canada. The world is full of great cars NOT made in Detroit. One more tidbit - the cost to operate our ZENN for a year is going to run $70 whereas our BMW was running over $2000 per year. Frankly I'd rather give a little bit of hard earned cash to an electric utility company here in Oregon rather than thousands to the boys at Exxon and Chevron - I mean really, 49 billion dollars in profits per quarter is something I'd rather not support. Thank you ZENN Corp. for making that a reality for us. Oh yeah, the electricity for our ZENN comes from wind, geothermal and hydro - NOT coal.

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product review of ZENN Electric Car : 5 stars

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