Miles Automotive is a distributor of electric cars in the United States. The company gained prominence in 2006 when it began sales of the Miles ZX40, the first street-legal Chinese-made automobile sold in the United States market^[1]. The company has offices in New York City and Malibu, California. An electric vehicle is a vehicle that is propelled by electric motors. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Malibu pier near the famous Surfrider Beach Dawn in the Santa Monica Mountains The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in central Malibu The Paradise Cove pier in Malibu Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

Miles ZX40

The ZX40 is a subcompact electric car built by Tianjin Xiali (Tianjin-Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co), a subsidiary of the First Automobile Works in Tianjin, China. The car is a licensed version of the Japanese Daihatsu Move minicompact and is sold in China as the Xinfu ("Happy Messenger"). It is powered by a single 48 volt electric motor which produces 5.6 hp (4.2 kW) and uses a 150 amp-hour battery pack. After 5 to 8 hours of charging, the ZX40 can travel up to 40 mi (64 km) at speeds up to 25 mph (40 km/h). It is a 2-seat car and is DOT-approved for street use. The ZX40 sells for $14,800 at 4 dealerships in the United States. A subcompact car is a car in a vehicle size class smaller than a compact car, but larger than a microcar. ... Tianjin Xiali is the fourth-largest automobile manufacturer in China. ... FAW seen near Peoples Square in Shanghai. ... Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: tiān jīn; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin) is a harbour municipality in China on the Hai He River (from Beijing) and Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea (Pacific Ocean). ... The Daihatsu Move is a compact car built upon the chassis of the Daihatsu Cuore. ... Established October 15, 1966 Activated April 1, 1967 Secretary Mary Peters Deputy Secretary Maria Cino Budget $58 billion (2004 estimate) Employees 58,622 (2004 estimate) The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) is a Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transport. ...

The ZX40 is classified as a "low-speed vehicle", meaning it has fewer regulations to comply with. The vehicles must include standard lighting and seatbelts, but do not require passive restraints, typically airbags in higher-speed vehicles. The vehicles should not exceed 35 mph (56 km/h) on the street, though they are allowed to have top speeds higher than this^[2].

Miles XS200

A fully highway-capable vehicle called the XS200 is also planned. It would sell for $28,500 and would be capable of speeds of 80 mph (129 km/h) and would have a range of 200 mi (322 km) using advanced lithium-ion batteries.

External link

• Miles Automotive official site

References

1. ^ Under $15,000: Street-Legal Chinese Hatchback Now on Sale in U.S.. Edmunds.com. Retrieved on August 14, 2006.
2. ^ Charged Up. AutoWeek. Retrieved on August 24, 2006.