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The CAM (American multi-service company) company part of the Group ENDESA in Colombia brought a few months ago the first cart electric for the Colombian public. It’s a truck brand REVA Indian manufacturing. Although it has 4 seats, it is only for 2 passengers, the two rear seats are very small, how much to carry small children. This car is the dream of environmentalists, when you turn truck not made any noise, I tried it with another person of CoPilot (about 180 kilos between the two) and the truck moves very well, has an excellent pique in plane. Being so small it is incredibly maneuverable, it can make a u-turn on a narrow street. The only drawback of this truck and in general of the electrical is the service life of the batteries, is calculated for this Indian model should be change every 3 or 4 years the full battery Bank and slope of the order of 3 to 4 thousand dollars. This you can pay with the savings in gasoline, but it is only the questioning of the final disposal of the battery banks.
I personally believe that this electric cart It is a great choice, not only by the economy but by ecology, remember that in Colombia and in Latin America in general typically is generated nearly 80% of electricity from renewable sources (hydraulic mainly), so move these trucks is low pollution. The Government also emphasizes the Minister added that this measure is part of the actions carried out in recent years by the Ministry of the environment, to improve air quality and reduce the effects of pollution on the health of Colombians. Among which the updating of regulations related to quality of air and pollution by fixed and mobile sources, existing since more than 25 years; the regulation for admission to the country of vehicles with engines of latest technology that reduced by 87 per cent emissions of particulate matter, and the distribution of diesel fuel of 50 ppm of sulfur in Bogota, Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Aburra and integrated mass transport systems, He pointed out. Original author and source of the article.