| Subject: Wow!!! You're RICH!!! And you get to |
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Date Posted: 10:36:39 10/08/06 Sun
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sci guy
's message, "over $70,000 last year, laughing boy." on 07:26:00 10/08/06 Sun
shower with all those male firemen. You've got it made!!!
>and with my promotion this year, I'll be pushing
>$80G... $90Grand in a couple more years.
>
>
>So yeah, I'll be buying one, and laughing all the way
>to the bank as I do.
>
>>Give us a break.
>>
>>
>>I'll wait for performence improvements, then buy one
>>>
>>>
>>>>For this toy. The libs with money to burn to be
>green
>>>>will stand in line for this one. Wonder if Al Gore
>is
>>>>on the waiting list.
>>>>
>>>>Venturi Introduces Solar- or Wind-Charged Electric
>>>>Vehicle
>>>>3 October 2006
>>>>Venturi_eclectic
>>>>The Venturi Eclectic. Click to enlarge.
>>>>
>>>>Venturi, the French manufacturers of the Fetish
>>>>electric sports car, have introduced a low-speed
>>>>electric vehicle that can be recharged via
>>>>roof-mounted solar panels or with a personal wind
>>>>turbine.
>>>>
>>>>The Venturi Eclectic seats three, and features a 16
>>kW
>>>>electric motor that develops 50 Nm (37 lb-ft) of
>>>>torque. Top speed is 50 kph (31 mph) and it has a
>>>>range of 50 km (31 miles) on its NiMH batteries.
>>>>
>>>>The 7 kWh battery pack is liquid-cooled, weighs 108
>>kg
>>>>and has a projected life span of 2,500 cycles.
>>>>Eclectic2
>>>>Venturi Eclectic with wind turbine. Click to
>enlarge.
>>>>
>>>>There are four sources of charging for the Eclectic:
>>>>regenerative braking; grid charge (5 hours with an
>>>>onboard charger using a standard 16A plug);
>>>>photovoltaic cells on the roof; or a personal wind
>>>>turbine.
>>>>
>>>>The Eclectic has 2.5 m2 of photovoltaic cells (yield
>>>>14%). The share of solar recharging is approximately
>>7
>>>>km per day of exposure. The optional wind turbine,
>>>>which can be mounted on the roof or on a standalone
>>>>mast, can contribute 15 km/day.
>>>>
>>>>Venturi has begun the production of 20 pre-series
>>>>vehicles has commenced. A limited version of 200
>>>>vehicles with specific equipment will be launched in
>>>>June 2007 at a price of €24,000 (US$30,500) plus
>VAT,
>>>>excluding State subsidies of €2,000 (US$2,500). A
>>>>single-seater version will also be produced.
>>>>
>>>>The company may increase production in 2009 and
>offer
>>>>a lower base price of €15,000 (US$19,000) plus VAT
>>>>(excluding subsidies).
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