Cruising on a Current

摘要

Motorheads with an environmental streak might drool over the $100,000 Tesla roadster, or dream of where the Chevy Volt will take them once it hits the market in a couple of years. But you needn't wait, or break the bank, if you want to go electric. Companies such as eGO Vehicles LLC of Somerville,Mass.,EVTAMER-ICA of Miami, and Veloteq of Houston can put you in the saddle of serious, street-legal electric two-wheelers for between $1,500 and $2,900. The big question is, do you want to go fast, go far, or strike a balance between the two?. If speed's your thing, you might want to start with 'three vehicles in EVTAMERICA's line, all of which can reach 45 miles per hour (mph), according to Fernando Pruna, who owns the company with his brother, Andres. "People want to go at least 40 mph," Pruna said. "Everything built before could only do 25 or 30." EVTAMERI-CA has been selling its scooter-esque electric vehicles exclusively since 2000, but has been in business since 1993.