Top 10 Finalist: Rapid Electric Vehicles of Vancouver
New Ventures BC 2009 Finalist Rapid Electric Vehicles has developed REV PACK, an electric drive system for transforming popular, gas-guzzling fleet vehicles into electric zero-emission vehicles. The technology, which includes 120- and 240-volt charging systems, gives North American fleet operators a quick and complete solution for becoming carbon neutral.
The Vancouver-based company also operates Canada’s first electric vehicle showroom on Main street across from the 2010 Olympic Village. They have allocated 2,000 square feet for showroom space with seven bays for vehicle prototyping and development.
Check out this video from the Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) discussing a couple of Rapid Electric Vehicles’ innovations at the EPIC 2009 Show.
December 10th, 2010 at 10:21 am
[...] New Ventures BC 2009 Top 10 Finalist Rapid Electric Vehicles announced yesterday that they have delivered the first of four revolutionary all-electric APVs to the US Army Tank Automotive Research Center (TARDEC) in Hawaii this week in partnership with Honeywell Aerospace. At the Wheeler Air Force Base the vehicles will be part of TARDEC’s micro-grid demonstration making use of REV’s unique bi-directional charging capabilities. [...]