Green Vehicles was co-founded by Ehab Youssef and Mike Ryan in the wake of a failed ZAP! dealership originally in Los Gatos, California. Disappointment in the state of the battery electric vehicle industry at the time led the small company to take on the ambitious goal of making the world's most sustainably made, energy efficient freeway commuter.
In 2008, the company changed course, abandoning its manufacturing base in China for an 80,000 sq ft facility in Salinas, California in order to make changes to manufacturing operations more consistent with the principles on which the company was founded. Green Vehicles recently applied to the state of California for supplemental funds to implement Design for Manufacturability and Design for Environment changes before increasing commercial production volumes of the Triac2.0.
Technology[]
VEDA (Vehicle, Efficiency & Data Assistant)- an advanced IT system incorporating a proprietary BMS, data logging, motor controller access and navigation that has been introduced by the company. The company has held details close to its chest, but has said that the system will be part of the commercial Triac2.0.
Motor[]
The Triac freeway commuter uses a three phase 30kW Permanent Magnet motor, and has a top speed of 80 MPH and a range of 100 Miles.
Battery[]
The Triac uses a 144V lithium-ion battery pack
Transmission[]
Models[]
Triac freeway commuter
Moose electric minivan
Current[]
The Triac is a lithium-ion powered three-wheeled highway legal, motorcycle. The first commercial deliveries started in November, 2009 as part of an Early Adopters program.
The company claims that the freeway commuters design for reducing energy consumption, superior battery solution, and higher efficiency drivetrain offer commuters the MOST environmentally friendly means for meeting their daily transportation needs. Although Green Vehicles has not publicly released the name of their battery supplier, they have confirmed that they are headquartered in California.
Planned[]
According to Green Vehicles' press release, the company is engineering DFM and DFE changes and integrating as yet unspecified technology upgrades for a 2nd Triac2.0 vehicle.
Price Range[]
$24,995
Links[]
- Homepage - http://www.greenvehicles/
- Triac video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_q3D0qp0So
- Los Angeles Radio Interview: Mike Ryan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfAqCfyuOJU&feature=channel
- GREEN Overview#1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4-BXetdz_k&feature=channel