T3 Electric Vehicle Launched (for Consumers)

December 13th, 2011 by Zachary Shahan

T3 Motion, Inc., a producer of clean/green technology, announced the launch of a pretty cool-looking “power sports electric vehicle” at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California over the weekend. The T3 has traditionally been used by law enforcement, but is apparently ready for consumers now.

“T3 Motion’s initial focus on law enforcement facilitated its expansion into additional professional markets, particularly private security, military, and government,” the company notes.

“There are over 3,000 T3 Motion vehicles in operation, spanning nearly 30 countries worldwide and logging over 20,000,000 miles. These vehicles are currently used by the Pentagon, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), police departments, cities, municipalities, universities, airports, ports, military bases and other high-profile venues.”

Now it’s coming to consumers, with the following bragging rights:

operating cost of less than 1 cent per mile
400 mpg
a “hot-swappable, plug-and-play battery module design that allows continuous vehicle operation without the downtime normally associated with the charging process”
100% electric
charges in less than 3 hours
25-40 miles per charge
camera/GPS option

Looks like a fun, nifty vehicle.

(Note: I’m not seeing prices for the vehicle on the site. Let us know if you happen to find them.)

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Anonymous

T3 Motion, the provider of a three-wheel electric vehicle to the public safety and private security markets, has contracted for 4,000 e-ZONE low-speed electric vehicles from Korea-based CT&T for sale to police departments in the US for use in applications such as parking enforcement. The contract is worth around US$50

50M / 4000 = $12,500

CT&T and T3 Motion jointly participated in 115th Annual Conference & Exposition of International Association of Chiefs of Police, 8-12 November in San Diego, California. The partners said they received orders for more than 100 units, including 25 from the Santa Monica Police Department, at the show.

The e-ZONE features a 72V, 140Ah Li-polymer battery and has a top speed of 35 mph (56 kph). To supply the vehicles to the North American market, CT&T says it is building an assembly line with a capacity of 15,000 units per year in Toronto, Canada, targeting mass production in March 2009.

Perhaps they have made some improvements in the last 3 years, but it’s still a bit pricey, at 2009 prices.
- Anonymous
  
  You know, I swore when I first looked at this story that I saw that exact price! ($12,500) But then I couldn’t find a price again when I came back to write it. Odd..
Anonymous

Ah Zach, teasing us again… I wonder what the top speed is? It looks like it would be great for those short trips to the store, beer runs etc. It would be nice if it were street legal. My guess is that they are priced beyond what most of us would spend. Great Find though!
- Anonymous
  
  Yeah, I know, probably not going to be covering the streets any time soon, but looked too cool not to write a quick post on them.
Max Kennedy

Looks like a stand-up vehicle, where can it be used? I wouldn’t think it would be licensed for public roads.
- Anonymous
  
  Not really sure. But, yeah, I wouldn’t expect it’s licensed for public roads either.
- Tim
  
  I have seen my local police department riding these. I believe they are classified as electric bicycles so they are street legal.
  - Anonymous
    
    Ah, interesting. Nice that they’re (probably) street legal!