June 28th, 2009
The little engine that can
And it’s an electrical engine that can haul you and your stuff around. Saw this nano-truck on the street today in my hometown.
It’s Zap’s Xebra.
It’s a three-wheeler.
Two in back, one
in front. List price
is $12,500.
Top speed: 40 MPH.
It’ll do 25 miles on
a full re-charge
from standard U.S. electrical socket. It uses standard lead-acid battery, not the pricier lithium-ion with longer range. It’s just ten feet long and less than five feet wide. The actual cargo bed is small compared even to the truck of a standard sized auto. This will not replace the plumber’s behemoth truck loaded with pipe and gear.
A newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller has worked for CBS, ABC, CNBC Europe, CNET and was founding news director at TechTV. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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