Triac (car)
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Triac, by Green Vehicles Inc.
, is a two-seat three-wheeled car. The Triac freeway commuter Early Adopter program closed as of June 15th, 2010; they announced in July 2011 that they will be shutting down all operations.
Previously they had been accepting pre-orders for the Triac2.0 requiring a $500 reservation fee and an anticipated delivery in 2011.
Green Vehicles was originally based in San Jose, California
, but the company relocated to an 80000 sq ft (7,432.2 m²) facility in Salinas, California.
The TRIAC has a top speed of 80 mi/h and a range of 100 miles (160.9 km), according to the manufacturer. Charging the TRIAC's 144 volt, 160 amp-hour batteries takes approximately 5 hours when the vehicle is plugged in to either 120 or 240 volts AC
. The Vehicle is designed with a steel safety cage construction with the two front tires controlling steering and front wheel drive.
Green Vehicles Inc.
Green Vehicles Inc. was a manufacturer of electric cars that operated in California from 2008 to 2011. Their best-known product was the Triac, a three-wheeled car that never entered production.-History:...
, is a two-seat three-wheeled car. The Triac freeway commuter Early Adopter program closed as of June 15th, 2010; they announced in July 2011 that they will be shutting down all operations.
Previously they had been accepting pre-orders for the Triac2.0 requiring a $500 reservation fee and an anticipated delivery in 2011.
Green Vehicles was originally based in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, but the company relocated to an 80000 sq ft (7,432.2 m²) facility in Salinas, California.
The TRIAC has a top speed of 80 mi/h and a range of 100 miles (160.9 km), according to the manufacturer. Charging the TRIAC's 144 volt, 160 amp-hour batteries takes approximately 5 hours when the vehicle is plugged in to either 120 or 240 volts AC
Alternating current
In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current , the flow of electric charge is only in one direction....
. The Vehicle is designed with a steel safety cage construction with the two front tires controlling steering and front wheel drive.