Triac, by
Green Vehicles Inc., was a two-seat
three-wheeled concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle or show vehicle) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology. Concept cars are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not ...
unveiled in 2010–2012. The company went out of business in 2012.
The Triac freeway commuter Early Adopter program closed as of June 15, 2010. The company announced in July 2011 that they will be shutting down all operations.
Previously they had been accepting pre-orders for the Triac 3.0 requiring a $500 reservation fee and an anticipated delivery in 2012.
Green Vehicles was originally based in
San Jose, California
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, but the company relocated to an facility in Salinas, California.
The TRIAC has a top speed of and a range of , according to the manufacturer. Charging the TRIAC's 165 volt, 180 amp-hour batteries takes approximately 5 hours when the vehicle is plugged into either 180 or 240 volts
AC. Triac was designed with a steel safety cage construction with the two front tires controlling steering and front wheel drive.
See also
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Elio Motors
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Aptera Motors
Aptera Motors Corp. is an American crowdfunding, crowd funded, pre-production startup company based in Carlsbad, California which intends to manufacture an electric two-seat three-wheeler. The company had raised $140 million from 2019 to April 2 ...
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Hypercar
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Loremo
References
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External links
Official Green Vehicles Site
Electric concept cars
Three-wheeled motor vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles