Of all the cars I have owned the Citicar is my favorite. It is great fun to
drive despite some imperfections. School kids have referred to it as
"awesome" when I drove past them and I have overheard crossing guards
explain that it emits no pollution. I have had CitiCars and ComutaCars that
have been shown at schools, Earth Day events, in parades, in the newspaper
and on television over the years. They have been to the airport to drop off
and pick up friends. I find notes on the windshields in my driveway, and in
store parking lots, from people wanting to buy one. When someone stops me to
ask questions and I explain that the cars will go 38 mph for maybe 40 miles,
less in cold weather, most say that is all they would need for their driving
purposes. The main problem I have is finding people to work on them as many
repair people do not seem to consider them to be real vehicles. Three of
the best mechanics I had available passed away in recent years but I have
some possible contacts for future work. I bought a new air compressor
recently so at least I can fill the tires myself.
Gail
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From: "brucedp5" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2013 4:07 AM
Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Vanguard CitiCar, oil-crisis-anxiety-car
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2013/2/4/Horrible-Small-Cars-Vanguard-CitiCar-7712801/
[images] Horrible Small Cars: Vanguard CitiCar
by Jacob Joseph Feb 04 2013
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The old Vanguard CitiCar was nothing more than a wedge-shaped golf cart
that
people were expected to embrace due to the oil crisis. Their self-resepct
told them otherwise.
Did you know there was an American-made electric car which sold thousands
of
units some 22 years before GM built the EV-1? The reason you might not is
because vehicles which so obviously fail all on their own can't have
elaborate conspiracy theories built around them, but the CitiCar really
did
happen. It was actually a pretty logical response to the energy crisis,
but
it could only barely be considered a car at all. Electric cars aren't so
new
as popular opinion might have you believe. In fact, they weren't even new
when the CitiCar was built.
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