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Peapod Electric Car Makes Us Smile Even While It May Eat People
Posted by Jesus Diaz at 7:56 PM on September 24, 2008
Jalopnik spotted the new Peapod--Chrysler's GEM electric car for neighbourhoods--in the wild. Even while it feels like a glorified golf cart for "gated communities", it looks great down to the iPod/iPhone dock in the middle of the dashboard. The design makes us smile for obvious reasons--although it's also a little bit scary because it reminds me of the evil Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters.
The Peapod will run at 40 kph with just a 48 km range per battery charge, which can be reloaded using a standard electrical plug in six to eight hours. [Jalopnik and Mocoloco]
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siville
Posted 8:02 PM 24/9/08
My daughters and wife would love this. I wouldn't be caught dead in this, even on the golf course! I want the Hummer golf cart.
siville
aeroworks
Posted 9:04 PM 24/9/08
[Read] "Car looks like total ass, but because there's an Apple product inside.. we wet ourselves."
;) I love you Gizmodo. keeps me coming back for more!
aeroworks
strider_mt2k
Posted 9:26 PM 24/9/08
It's like they made a car for the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
strider_mt2k
GadgetPlay
Posted 9:50 PM 24/9/08
I never thought of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man as evil in "Ghost Busters," just misunderstood. And very large. And gooey.
GadgetPlay
Curves
Posted 10:15 PM 24/9/08
Looks like the Steve Erkels (sp) car to me.
Curves
bizzz
Posted 9:59 PM 24/9/08
unless they figure out a way to get around the govn't mandated 25mph speed limit, these things will remain behind the gated communities. Just thinking about my neighborhood, it would be quite a challenge to find enough 25 mph streets to make this worthwhile, and I sure as heck won't be taking it on the 35-40mph roads that are much more common.
Change the law or upgrade the safety features and give us a neighborhood electric car that's based in reality. Until then stop wasting our time with these golfcarts.
bizzz
CubFan81
Posted 10:34 PM 24/9/08
@Curves: That was a BMW Isetta.
[en.wikipedia.org]
CubFan81
Y2KGTP
Posted 10:46 PM 24/9/08
Kinda looks like an Aliens head to me...
Y2KGTP
dvda
Posted 10:38 PM 24/9/08
congratulations.. they've made a covered electric golf cart. The world is saved. Ooohh look its got an iphone dock. That should last 1 season until apple comes out with the new shaped iphone that requires new accessories. And just think someone gave the go ahead on this project.
dvda
jeepingeek
Posted 11:11 PM 24/9/08
yeah, just what i always wanted an ugly car that ties me into a phone i have no desire to own... it's a double win!
jeepingeek
Galley
Posted 11:01 PM 24/9/08
@bizzz: We have a new shuttle service that uses GEM electric vehicles.
[www.greenerville.com]
Galley
radio
Posted 11:28 PM 24/9/08
I don't have to go anywhere that bad....
radio
dhaberer
Posted 12:07 AM 25/9/08
looks like AMD's logo on the hood
dhaberer
pharago
Posted 1:14 AM 25/9/08
one word: lolcar
pharago
FrankenPC
Posted 1:50 AM 25/9/08
We are Peapod. We are your friend.
Now GIT In Mah Belly!!!!
FrankenPC
macserv
Posted 2:24 AM 25/9/08
HURRRR I AM CAR
macserv
AmplifiedHustler
Posted 2:45 AM 25/9/08
why the Hell is that thing smiling
AmplifiedHustler
beekerstudios
Posted 3:58 AM 25/9/08
I saw this thing coming down the road
It had an iphone dock and a one big eye
I said oh no michigan bye bye Oiiieeee
It looked like a white people mover people eater to me
beekerstudios
collider
Posted 3:46 AM 25/9/08
@GadgetPlay: We used to roast Stay-Puft Marshmallows, by the fire at Camp Waconda.
collider
trikkedaddy
Posted 9:35 AM 25/9/08
Wow, it does look like the Stay Puff marshmallow man in t the front. Scarey!
trikkedaddy
KatherineArcesius
Posted 3:06 AM 25/9/08
I commute to work on an electric moped that goes faster, farther and charges in less time. The only new thing here is the silly look. A real form of transportation will need to do much better than this to even be considered by consumers.
KatherineArcesius