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Thinking of a Two-Wheel Vehicle to Save Gas? Consider the Vectrix Electric Scooter - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO


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AUTO CENTRAL - June 28, 2008: As the price of gasoline soars, many drivers are turning to less-than-four-wheel vehicles to achieve better fuel mileage and some economic balance. Consequently, interest and sales in new and used motorcycles and scooters have also soared.

But the reality is that most gasoline-powered full-sized over-the-road two-wheelers only get about 40 or 50 miles per gallon, which isn’t even twice the MPG of the average passenger car. There is an alternative; the 100% electric Vectrix high performance scooter. It's all the fun of a conventional bike, highway legal and you'll never have to buy one drop of gasoline to power it.

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At the Alternative Car & Transportation Expo in Santa Monica, California TACH's Marc Rauch had the chance to learn about and test drive the Vectrix. Here's the interview we did with Jim Plagenhoef, VECTRIX' Director of Sales:



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For more information about Vectrix visit www.vectrix.com.