University Daily Kansan, March 3, 1981
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187 mpg car eases gas woes
By KARI ELLIOTT Staff Reporter
A car that gets 187 miles per gallon.
Impossible? Not if you are driving the electric Comuta-Car by Commuter Vehicles Inc. of Sebring, Fla.
Although the car uses only electricity for power, the Environmental Protection Agency has rated the car as getting the equivalent of 187 mpg.
In Lawrence, Comuta-Cars are sold by Howard Smith of Smith Motors, 1233 E. 23rd St.
"With the price of gas jumping, I thought it would be a good idea to sell them," Smith said. "I first saw the car in Mechanix Illustrated."
"The Comuta-Car is the only electric vehicle on the market for less than $10,000. Most other cost between $3,000 and $5,000. That's not practical."
THE COMUTA-CAR, which is powered by eight six-volt batteries, costs between $5,400 and $8,300.
The top speed is about 40 mph and the range is about 40 miles between battery charges.
Equipped with its own battery
charger, the car's batteries are recharged by plugging a power cord into a standard 110-volt outlet. A 25-foot extension is standard equipment.
"All you need to do is plug in the car every night," he said. "It takes about six hours for a total charge and uses about 12 kilowatt of electricity.
"It costs about five cents a kilowatt hour or 60 cents a day. The initial investment is the largest expense."
ACCORDING TO Commuter Vehicles, replacing the batteries, which cost about $40 at Lawrence auto supply company, is a mile to the car's operating expenses.
Smith said one advantage to an electric car was the low maintenance costs.
"There's no radiator, carburator or anti-freeze," he said. "Every week you just put distilled water in the batteries."
"It has fewer moving parts and uses little oil," he said. "The major maintenance is the car's batteries."
This car requires much less maintenance than a conventional car, Braxton Crawford, spokesman for Commuter Vehicles, said.
Under normal conditions, the batteries should last from 12,000 to 18,000 miles.
ALSO. THE COMUTA-CAR has
passed the Department of Trans
portation's emergency Career grid
crashes into a wall at 30 mph, he said. Smith said a disadvantage was the car's limited range.
"Our car has passed the test where it
has just a spill at 20 mph," he said.
"This is an in-town vehicle for use on short trips like to the grocery store or delivery work," he said.
THE COMUTA-CAR does not have air conditioning because it would be too much of a power drain.
The insurance and license fees are about the same as for a subcompact car, Smith said. "The personal property tax is about $120 a year."
In addition to the eight batteries that power the car, it also has one 12-volt battery for electrical equipment, such as a charging port, turn signals and windshield wipers.
"As the price of gas goes up, sales go up as well," Crawford said.
Smith received his first shipment Feb. 20 and said that the public's interest in the car had been tremendous. "I sold one the first week," he said.
Crawford said sales nationally were doing well especially since oil deregulation and gasoline price increases.
ROB POOLE/Kansan staff
Wherever electric cars go, they seem to always catch a curious onlooker, as it did here. The cars can be bought at Smith Motors, 1233 E. 23rd Street.
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Pair Justin Women's cowboy (71) boots,
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3-6
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3-3
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GOLD- SILVER- DIAMONDS. Class rings.
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542-2688.
Female roommates wanted for Jayashwet
$85.00 salary (utilities paid)
Call 749-289-188
Roommate male or female to share 3 bdr.
house close to campus $100/m + 1.3 uls.
Call 843-2645 after 8:00 pm ask for Matt. 3-5
Roommate wanted preferably gay or at least open minded. Apt. available immediately. Stadium Apts. 1125 Indiana Itr 81 or call 841-124 and leave message for Doug.
Bass player urgently needed to complete British rock-oriented band Contact Jade Gursi 1-279-5523
Female roommate to share extra nice furnished 2 bdr. 2 bath duplex $115 + 1½ rent.
Call 841-8390. 3-13
Tutor for Math 102. Cheap rate wanted.
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