nice cars: Electric Cars Style

California - When the world's car manufacturers spend millions of dollars to make research and develop electric cars, a house broker named George Fortin did not need it. He even bia create and design and build an electric car itself.

Electric car called the Z-Kart built Fortin is a model car with a buggy that can contain only one passenger.

Z-Kart made man who lives in San Clemente, California is able to run with a top speed of 64.3 km per hour and can roam the streets as far as 32 kilometers.

Fortin like detikOto quotes from Gizmagz, Tuesday (04/12/2011) admitted that he had been interested in building a motor vehicle since he was little. When building this car, Fortin inspired by radio control car owned by his son.

Actually he wanted to form an electric car as a car, but eventually he felt it was too complex until finally he decided to simplify it and be a homemade car Z-Kart.

Z-Kart weighs only 136 kg and is supported by a DC electric motor that gets 72-volt power from the six lead-acid battery. Selection of types of lead batteries is obtained by Fortin consider this type of battery is more cost effective than lithium ion.

As for the charging time, Z-Kart takes about 3 hours with 110-volt electrical intake.

Frame it produces its own car, while the brakes taken over from go-kart brakes. There is also the tires that support the Z-Kart is a tire which is used by the motor.

And even if it does not intend to sell it, Fortin goal to design a line of cars quite noble. He wanted the ability to create their own electric cars can mengispirasi others to do the same.

from: Syubhan Akib - detikOto