Maybe you noticed it
on the lot at J&S Auto Centre over on Logan Street.
No doors, no exhaust
pipe, and
that curious smile on its face.
I was curious, so I
went there and asked Shelley Horn, "What's up with that?"
She
said it was a new 2000 GEM made by Global Electric MotorCars.
Horsepower is 3.5 and
it weighs 1300 pounds roughly.
Top
speed is about 30 mph. It can go about 65 miles on a single
charge.
She
climbed in the driver seat and said "Let's go for a ride!" She
flipped on the ignition, and for a moment we were both stunned... There was no sound.
Seat-belted
in, we drove around the block. The Gem car got great pickup,
and fantastic gas mileage ('cause it's electric!).
It usually retails for $8995, but you
can buy it for $7595 at J&S Auto Centre.