If you haven't heard of it yet, the ZENN (Zero Emissions No Noise) car is manufactured in Canada, but illegal to sell in Canada due to regulations that don't know how to deal with a small, low speed electric car.
Transport Canada cleared it for sale in November 2007, but each individual province also has to do the same. So far, the car is only legal in British Columbia.
Here's an entertaining segment from the Mercer Report about the car and the company's bureaucratic odyssey:
By Ted Mitchell (registered) | Posted February 01, 2008 at 17:14:03
hilarious!
the present standard requires a speed limiter to 40 kph. let's hope someone in government changes this to a more sensible 60 so that it does not impede typical traffic. very little efficiency penalty for doing so, and much greater acceptance from everyone.
in other words, don't hold your breath.
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