I was watching an episode of the British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous called Parallox last night and there was a funny scene involving a Smart Fortwo....
greencarco.com says they will be getting the Xebra some time this Summer. I am certainly ready to be an early adopter. Was hoping for earlier than Summer,...
I heard that the first 30 or so should be in dealerships in the next two weeks. Perhaps Yong can let us know what is going on with this first shipment. Noel...
The Xebra Dealer in Salem, OR has posted some great pictures of his Red Xebra around town in Salem, OR. see http://www.electricwheelsinc.com/outnabout_1.htm ...
A thought struck me a few minutes ago, as thoughts sometimes do when I am staring blankly at my screen with a cup of coffee in my hand. The Xebra would make a...
I like it. I have read of these and been envious. Good pictures also from the Salem site. What a funky little car. Just got my Flexcar pass in the mail...
My City-El is a trike config (see photos area). I find it quite stable. I've changed drive ratio so I can hit 40. The batteries are all near the two rear...
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2006--Automotive pioneer ZAP (NYSE Arca:ZP) (PCX:ZP) announced today the start of regular production for its...
Even though they both have the same single front wheel configuration, the City-El has a much lower center of gravity so it makes sense that it would be more...
After looking at the around-town pics of that pink Xebra, I think it looks pretty neat except for those two big oval things on the hatchback. Assuming the...
I like the look pretty much too. As Ive said before, I am ready to buy if I fit inside it. I think you are allowed to get it in other colors, but my feedback...
While searching for 12" tires, Google turned up this site... It shows a 4-wheel version called "Little Angel 001" They list the top speed as 45 km/h which...
Hello, maybe I'm looking at the wrong places, but neither the ZAP nor ElectricWheels website seems to show detailed technical data about 1) voltage and...
The Salem dealer had an open house this weekend. I would have loved to ahve gone, but they are about seven hours drive away. There are many pictures on their...
I think there is a bit more details burried in the archive but I do know that the Xebra is a 72 volt system. If I remember correctly it has gel cell batteries...
I was told that the pink Xebra in the pictures is indead one of the pre-production models. Noel ... it looks pretty neat except ... signals, ... looking...
Really intersting pictures. It looks like they received their first shipment of production vehicles although I did notice that the blue one has the same oval...
Someone on the NEV group posted this link to an article on salem- news.com about the open house that was held at Electric Wheels last weekend. There is also...
thanks for the link! The story is a little small market, but interesting to see and hear the car. My wife watched with me, and for some reason I could see ...
Remy Chevallier is going to drive an Scion Xb along route 66 starting with a party at the Funky Buddah in Chicago on May 12 and departing for LA on May 13. On...
It appears that Elizabeth RV and Automotive Center based in Elizabeth, CO will be selling the Xebra, although they don't have any listed in their inventory...
Today ZAP had test drives running for the Xebra at their headquarters in Sebastapol. Despite it being a 2 hour drive (Mountain View to there) I went to take a...
Hi David, thanks for the notes on your test drive. Hope you don't mind answering a few questions while the experience is fresh in your mind. Did you get a feel...
If you are interested in getting one here in the US, I can put you in touch with a guy who's got quite a few from the period when mine was brought into the...
... I didn't notice any problem. One of the parts of the test track was a pair of 90 degree turns, which went fine, and another part went on a roundabout, no...
Interesting report. Thanks. What is the link to your site? ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
... Ah, City El, I've probably talked with you at the Stanford EV rally. I haven't driven a City El, but I've looked at one at the EV rally (which is why I say...
Hi, I test drove the Xebra yesterday too... I've added some notes below. ... I drove the Xebra onto a driveway with a bit of a bump. Going over the bump while...
I guess this is really a question for Yong but if anyone else heard anything at last weekend's test ride event please chime in. One of the readers at...