SocraticGadfly: Canada kills electric car

July 31, 2008

Canada kills electric car

Transport Canada said a low-speed (30 mph) electric car was unsafe for city streets.
Dynasty got started after the federal government in 2000 created the new Low Speed Vehicle classification for electric cars restricted to 40 kilometres an hour on city streets.

But, 50 kph, although faster than that, apparently ain’t good enough. Nor was a $15,000 (Canadian) price tag, which made the cars affordable for all. A 30-mile battery life was decent.

It’s “nice,” or sad, to see that anti-green government officials are north as well as south of the border.

In this case, it’s actually worse north of the border. U.S. rules allow such types of electric cars.

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