Gas Prices Hit All Time Highs $2.45 gal Ventura California... In Response America Demands Bigger Cars with lower Gas Milage?!!!   Remember the "Good Ole Days" last year when gas was only $1.80 , that was only last year!!! GM and other large manufactures are building more efficient motors. However people are demanding even large SUV's and engines with more power (Which transalates to lower gas milage). Customers value performance. TV commercials focus on "speed and performance" over "afforability". At the same time world conflicts and OPEC's inability to keep up with increasing gas demands continues to drive a sky-rocketing fuel marketplace. Gas prices in California are now over $2.35 per gallon. People are hoping gas will go down to an "unaffordable" $1.80 but we've all become conditioned to view gas as an inevitable strain in their lives.   Hydrogen cars are still being pushed on consumers as "the best alternative". But still, we hear astronomical retrofit costs to convert gas stations worldwide to hydro... Estimates range from a low 3 Billion dollars to over 150 Billion in the long term. Obviously, the comsumer will be the one paying the conversion costs so we think this prospect is still a lame attempt to push a new "profit-based commoditiy" on us all. Besides, I don't know about you but I really don't want to drive into a hydro station and have a minimum wage distracted high school kid (like I was) dressed space suits pumping an explosive element into my car! Hydrogen cars not only emit water as biproduct but also tears! Hybrid vehicles are gaining recognition in showrooms. However, sales of eco-friendly cars still only represents less than 3 percent of annual sales. Why doesn't the government step in and create tax incentives to boost the number of high milage vehicles? Why don't people want to "do the right thing" and purchase these hybrids? That's a question beyond our scope. We do know that if you put a car in front of people that makes sense and one that doesn't look like a space bug egg thing they will buy it! Today there are great advancements in lithium battery technology. Look at the t-Zero Electric Car in our showroom... This car was introduced in 1998 and had a range of 100 miles per charge. They are now claiming ranges over 300 miles!!! This exceeds many gas powered cars and it truly a milestone in the Electric Aut Industry.

t-ZERO FULL ELECTRIC CAR INCREASES RANGE TO 300 MILES... Just 3 years ago the range was just over 150 miles!   This is the milestone we've all been waiting for. The number one objection BY FAR every person has worried about when purchasing an electric car is how far it will go on a single charge... With the development of advanced LI Lithium Auto Batteries AC Propuslsion has broken the industry standard 300 mile range. (Most gas powered vehicles can travel up to 300 miles, down hill with a tail wind) Electrics will now be adopting these expensive but worthwhile batts into their frames... WAY TO GO AC!!! Some of you will remember the t-Zero from the TV Series "Nash Bridges" with Don Johnson - His co-star Yasmin Bleeth drove it...it really didn't get much acclaim but EV enthusiasts noticed... The impact was powerful among forward thinkers. Here's the story of AC propulsions ground breaking 245 mile trek to Las Vegas... Thankfully this time, "What Happened in Vegas, Didn't Stay in Vegas". we're glad to see AC still around and kicking. A few years back I spoke to them about selling their cars on ElectricCars.com and we hope to devlop that soon.   AC's Drive to Las Vegas in your EV 2004 Every EV driver in Los Angeles has been asked the annoying question "What if you want to drive to Las Vegas?". Now you can answer "Oh, I take my electric car". At least you can if you have a tzero with Li-Ion batteries. We recently drove to Las Vegas to attend the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show, one of the biggest automotive exhibitions in the west. We drove the tzero, and although we stopped in Baker, CA for a strawberry milkshake at the Mad Greek, we did not charge at all until we got to Las Vegas. As far as we know, this was the first ever drive from Los Angeles (County) to Las Vegas in an electric vehicle without stopping to charge. Interstate 15 to Las Vegas includes two climbs, the Cajon Pass and Baker Grade, both with about 3500 feet of elevation gain. The tzero never faltered and arrived in Las Vegas, 245 miles from AC Propulsion headquarters in San Dimas, with at least 40 miles of reserve range. The tzero's Li-Ion battery and high energy efficiency got us to Las Vegas. Its onboard, plug-in-anywhere charger kept us going. We stayed with friends right in town, and upon arrival plugged into the outlet for their electric clothes dryer, had dinner, talked and went to bed. In the morning the tzero was fully charged. That's the great thing about electricity, it's already available just about anywhere.   The return trip was equally uneventful. We drove faster, 65-75 mph, since we had so much reserve range on the outbound leg, but we hit bad traffic coming out of Barstow and that shot our trip average speed. Back in San Dimas with about 10 % of charge left we could still pull 350 A on a hard accel.