ELECTRIC SPEED
While I was down on the Outer Banks of North Carolina this past weekend, doing some…umm…organic sunblock testing, I noticed that the ranger of Frisco Campground in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore was driving this cute little electric vehicle around the campsites. The tiny cars, which can reach speeds of up to 25 miles per hour, are called TH!NK vehicles and are produced by Ford. The electric vehicles are crafted so that the engine shuts down when the vehicle stops, applying the breaks recaptures energy to recharge the battery, and is an all around environmentally friendly mode of transportation.
Cape Hatteras isn’t the first National Park to have an electric vehicle. The Ford company first donated 500 vehicles to National Parks in California, and their popularity has spread ever since.
It’s great to see the strides being made towards a cleaner environment.