SUGAR GROVE – When the garage door rises at Greg Zanis’ house, a pyramid-shaped vehicle emerges – and it’s one that George Jetson would be proud to drive.
The neighbors are used to the silver-and-white, other-worldly ZANIS 1 gliding around their Sugar Grove cul-de-sac. Pink, neon lights border its bumpers, and its turn signals are bright orange in its sloped sides. The upper area is clear and pops open like the top of a pointy tank.
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14-Feb-2008
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480 batteries?? No wonder the crazy thing is 4 tonnes.
I wonder if he could get by with a few less if his design were a little more aerodynamic than a pyramid.
No mention of where the groceries or golf clubs go!
Posted by: Dave Crowder
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14-Feb-2008
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this is a joke!! i went to his website and i said 'holy ----', this guy is insane, does not know anything about vehicle design what so ever, is a danger to all on the road and should have an internvention right away before he spends any more of his hard earned money, he has put $60,000 in a dream car that will never ever see the road and if he tries he should be put behind bars.
Posted by: henry h
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14-Feb-2008
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the article did not mention the prototype is made of wood beams, has no mechanical steering, its skid steer, inventor claims it will go 200mph and 200 miles on a charge, uses forklift tires, no brakes (motor braking only) and the best part is when the top is lowered the joystick control acts as the seat belt!!
Posted by: henry h
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16-Feb-2008
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If HP Lovecraft designed a car for Vincent Price to use as a daily driver, this would surely be it.
That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Posted by: John Westlund
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23-Feb-2008
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Well it probably is safe for the driver. No one would miss it coming down the road, however I could see a lot of wrecks from people running into the vehicle ahead while they had their head turned to look at it. :) Dave, I think the number of batteries in this 'vehicle' is 80. The author states both 80 and 480. I believe she mistook the name which was a concatenation of 4 for the number of wheel, or motors? and 80, the number of batteries. The author could have been a little more helpful if she would have said what size batteries were in it. I have 4 batteries in my calculator, and the forklift at work has only one, although it does way 1,200 pounds.:)
Posted by: Mike Swift
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23-Feb-2008
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There is a better article with many photos and some interesting public feedback at: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=136988. I think our commentors are being a little harsh. It seems the fellow means well and is just an earnest hobbyist who isn't aware of developments in the electric vehicle world.
Posted by: Ben Wheeler
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