I was all set to take a ride in the Peapod early in April, but the offer was abruptly rescinded. It "wasn't ready," although it supposedly went on sale for Earth Day, April 22. They didn't even show it off at the New York Auto Show (though the older GEM golf cart vehicle was on display). The Peapod is a tiny electric car, also known as a neighborhood electric vehicle, or NEV, and is limited to 35 mph roads. Recharging for 30-mile range is said to take less than eight hours.
There's some resemblance to designs General Motors has for its Project PUMA -- kind of like a computer mouse set on end. More than this I cannot say, because the Peapod still seems to be in stealth mode.
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