Electric AWD SUV: Ampin’ Through The Snow
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It is a thing of beauty. An all-wheel-drive SUV crunching through the snow, powered on pure, zero-emission electricity. So ground-breaking is the concept of electric SUV’s that Ohio’s Senator Sherrod Brown referred to this SUV’s makers, Amp Electric Vehicles, when he recently said, “The reason that the auto industry came back after the auto rescue of a couple years ago is because of the kind of innovation that Amp and others do.”
That is high praise, indeed, considering the state of the industry several years back. Brown’s comments came as he was attending the Detroit Auto Show last week to witness the unveiling of the world’s first 100 percent electric, all-wheel-drive SUV at Amp‘s display area. While the major car manufacturers have to spend billions (with a “b”) to create a single electric model, Amp Electric Vehicles produces several. The company is small, lean, and thus economically agile enough to produce OEM electric vehicles that can be ordered directly from a dealership, with full factory warranties just as with any new car.
Sure, a short video of an SUV frolicking in the snow might seem like a simple thing to the untrained eye, but if you know the long road Amp traversed to put those wheels in motion, you would have a deep appreciation for what the company does. When people talk about the American Dream, this is the kind of endeavor to which they refer, a small group of professionals who begin with an ambitious idea and turn it into reality.
Amp’s test-drive vehicles were among the most popular attractions at the Detroit NAIAS indoor demo track, as members of the press and public took a spin in their gorgeous, all-electric SUVs. The company’s story is unique, inspiring, and educational. Take a look at their website, check out all the other awesome electric vehicles they create, watch some of the videos, and enjoy a piece of American history in the making.
More at: http://www.ampelectricvehicles.com
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It makes sense that car manufacturers would first try to build small cars with high gas mileage as those are easier to get to beat the 50mpg mark. However there are also huge advantages to apply the same technology to SUV’s and Pick-up trucks. If we can boost their current 13mpg to 30mpg or 100mpg equivalent. Now we are talking!