| The
implementation of the 48 Volt, direct drive hub motor in conjunction
with the intelligent system controller has allowed the construction
of a totally electric scooter (the EVT Ion (4000e)). The EVT Ion
(4000e) obtained first place in the category of "Electric Scooters"
in the German Solar Vehicle Championship year 2000 and year 2001,
sponsored by the Solar-Vehicle Federation of Germany. The Taiwan
Electric Vehicle Association on February 25, 2000, awarded the EVT-Ion-4000e
with the first place in the "Eyewitness for the Electric Scooter
Cruising Range Race" when it outperformed all other electric
scooters by cruising for 81 kilometers (50 miles). In fact, the
EVT Electric Scooters won first, second and third places in this
long-range distance competition. |
