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Monday April 13, 2009
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 Neighborhood Electric Vehicles aren't the most useful cars out there. For example, they're usually limited to a top speed of about 35 mph and don't have to meet any federal safety standards. Nonetheless, there's a small market for them--and interest is certainly growing, as mainstream consumers begin to think about an alternative-fueled future more and more.
ZENN, one of the top NEV manufacturers, hopes to capitalize on this by announcing what amounts to a fire sale. The company has slashed the price of its 2009 all-electric ZENN car to just $9,995, by way of a $4,750 rebate and a (pre-existing) $1,250 federal tax credit, according to AutoblogGreen. That puts it about $2,000 less than the comparable ZAP.
Plus, ZENN estimates that its car costs just under two cents per mile to run, with an "exceptionally small carbon footprint." I'd still prefer a Vespa. But this is a big step in the right direction. Get one at a ZENN dealer--or a biofuel station--near you.
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