Could the Solar Bug bring the sun to the car market? Free Drive EV, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana
| November 15, 2007 |  View for printing |
Steve Titus is among those entrepreneurs trying to create and market an affordable, renewable-energy vehicle – a step beyond gas-electric hybrids.
Free Drive EV, Inc. http://www.freedrive-ev.com
After exhibiting his latest prototype, he has 53 orders, and seven dealers have signed up to sell his cars. Multiple-unit buyers such as the Walt Disney Co. and the government of Aruba have also expressed significant interest. The 900-pound two-seater is currently being offered for about $15,000.
By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Full Story: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1115/p ... .html?s=hns
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Here Comes the Sun … Rolling on Four Wheels
Remember the "Love Bug," the lovable car that talked? Free Drive's new, solar-powered, ultra-cool Solar Bug can't talk, but leave it out in the sun and it'll get charged up.
Free Drive http://www.freedrive-ev.com , a Bozeman, Montana-based car manufacturer is debuting its new electric car model at the Alt Car Expo at the Santa Monica Air Hangar, October 19th and 20th. They expect it to be a big hit.
"People are tired of gas cars. They tired of the gas wars. They want to live in harmony with the Earth. We hope the Solar Bug can help them do that," says Steve Titus, the President of Free Drive and the inventor of the Solar Bug.
Full Story: http://www.freedrive-ev.com/press.html
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Update on Steve Titus's Solar Bug - new specs, pre-orders will be filled soon
Posted by Sebastian Blanco
At the 2006 Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, we caught sight of Steve Titus's Solar Bug http://www.freedrive-ev.com . As you can see in the pictures in that post, the car was a bit boxy, kind of like a squished school bus, and had solar panels (which only provided a tiny bit of energy) on the side. The enclosed vehicle was built on an ATV chassis and classified as an NEV. Last year, the stats were a 30-mile range from a 4-6 hour charge time, all for $9,500 or so.
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/11 ... ers-will-b/
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