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ZENN EV

ZENN EV in Who Killed the Electric Car?, Documentary, 2006

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ZENN EV

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antp ◊ 2006-11-11 13:16	I think that "Neighborhood Electric Car" is not the model name but just the type of vehicle, which should be "Neighborhood Electric Vehicle" actually (NEV).
TaTa ◊ 2006-11-11 18:18	Dévelopée au Québec
IRT_BMT_IND ◊ 2006-11-11 19:22	Zenn is the model name, The manufacturer is a company called "Feel Good Cars" (who also sold Renault Dauphines converted to run off electricity). (I've seen one of these on the street before, it had a big red decal on the rear bumper reading "Maximum Speed - 40Km/h"!) -- Last edit: 2006-11-11 19:27:18
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2006-11-11 19:36	antp wrote I think that "Neighborhood Electric Car" is not the model name but just the type of vehicle, which should be "Neighborhood Electric Vehicle" actually (NEV). According to Wikipedia: Quote Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) is an American term for a speed limited battery electric vehicle (usually 25 miles per hour in the U.S.A.) restricted by law to operation on roads with speed limits not exceeding 35 MPH. Link to "en.wikipedia.org"
antp ◊ 2006-11-11 21:45	Feel Good Cars seems to be the company. Not sure that the car use that name as "make". It seems that it is just Zenn without anything more.
antp ◊ 2006-11-13 11:58	Listed as Zenn EV on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenn_EV
DeltaGolf ◊ 2011-04-25 14:13	Based on Microcar MC2. Maybe model origin should be France even if the drivetrain was designed in Canada?
Mudflap ◊ 2011-04-25 14:18	ZENN is Canadian (Toronto to be precise) and the car is manufactured in Saint-Jérôme, north of Montreal.
Mudflap ◊ 2011-04-25 14:21	ZENN stands for Zero Emission No Noise IMHO, the car looks pretty ridiculous.
DeltaGolf ◊ 2011-04-25 14:22	Mudflap wrote ZENN is Canadian (Toronto to be precise) and the car is manufactured in Saint-Jérôme, north of Montreal. I know, but the basic vehicle is designed by the French Microcar company. Here's another ZENN (incorrectly listed as a Microcar) with Model origin: France and Built in: Canada: /vehicle_208239-Microcar-MC2.html -- Last edit: 2011-04-25 14:23:16
Mudflap ◊ 2011-04-25 14:28	Got it. So is it badged as ZENN for US and Canadian market?
DeltaGolf ◊ 2011-04-25 14:34	Yes, although the Microcars usually have diesel engines. According to Wikipedia, Microcar also imports ZENN EV:s to Europe and sells them with the name Microcar ZENN. -- Last edit: 2011-04-25 14:34:24
Mudflap ◊ 2011-04-25 14:35	So in that case, would this be Microcar ZENN? (Set in Italy) /vehicle.php?id=255429
Sandie ◊ 2011-04-25 14:41	No as that one might be diesel powered. The Electric ones are rare in Europe.
DeltaGolf ◊ 2011-04-25 14:41	The MC1 (short wheel base) and MC2 (long wheel base) diesel versions are indeed far more common. The MC2 was also featured on Fifth Gear: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXAUI_y79mc -- Last edit: 2011-04-25 14:42:42
antp ◊ 2011-04-26 12:52	Sandie wrote The Electric ones are rare in Europe. But that scene was probably made in US, cf comment on movie page /movie_808151-Angels-and-Demons.html
Terra ◊ 2023-11-16 02:46	-- Last edit: 2023-11-16 21:40:44 (walter)
RedBoy9199 ◊ 2024-07-04 20:55	Built in 2006

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