80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US

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Green Vehiclesacute battery-powered TRIAC can reach speeds of 80 mph. Credit: Green Vehicles.
Green Vehicles' battery-powered TRIAC can reach speeds of 80 mph. Credit: Green Vehicles.
Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable electric car (or oversized covered trike, depending on how you look at it) that can reach speeds of 80 mph. There's also the BUCKSHOT, an electric all-purpose work truck designed for heavy-duty, durable use.


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