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Old 08-07-2008, 06:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by offroad1994 View Post
I think these are about $14000 american, and they have been around for a year. Was thinking about one, but not at that price. Could never justify the cost difference via gasolene versus electric.
They seem to start at ~$8k, so as long as they last ~100k miles they should cost the same as a $4k Vespa or similar overall, and if they last longer than $100k, would be way cheaper after. Quicker too. The only downside is a driver would need to go ~40-45mph to see the 75 mile range.
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