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NEVER MIND THE LITHIUM-IONS…HERE’S THE DOORS!

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Concept Dodge ZEO
No engine, just a motor and big lithium-ion batteries, thus ZEO for Zero Emissions Operation.
By Shaun Bailey and Photos by Marc Urbano provided by: Road Track

No engine, just a motor and big lithium-ion batteries, thus ZEO for Zero Emissions Operation. This plug-in electric car is purported to go the distance for the sporty commuter—a claimed 250 miles. It has a semi-practical 4-door wagon shape, yet a sportingly low roofline of 50.8 in., not to mention aggressively oversized 23-in. wheels. Due to its sporting nature, seating is limited to four.

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Where the Honda Insight failed to satisfy performance-yet-green-minded drivers, the ZEO could. Combining a rear-drive platform with a 64-kilowatt-hour, lithium-ion battery pack and a 200-kilowatt (268-horsepower) electric motor—and a claimed 0-60-mph time of under 6 seconds—the ZEO could be just what the electric car needed.

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Last Spring, I had advanced theories on automobile doors. For example,

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When all the blades are closed, the driver is ready for action. 
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Another Grim Moment in Marketing…

AUTOMOBILE DOORS
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This entry was posted on Thursday, March 29th, 2007 at 1:49 pm and is filed under Business, Environment, Energy, Automobiles, Industrial Design, U.S. Navy, Aircraft.

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