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Vectrix was an electric vehicle company based in Middletown, Rhode Island, United States, with research and development facilities in New Bedford, Massachusetts and an assembly plant in Wrocław, Poland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Company Background )〕 Vectrix ceased all US operations as of December 31, 2013. The company filed for bankruptcy and final liquidation in March 2014. ==Scooters== Introduced in 2006, the Vectrix was a maxi-size scooter, and was the first commercially available high performance electric scooter. It was capable of over and was reached in a little under 7 seconds, with maximum torque available from 0 rpm, a characteristic of electric motors. It has under 250 parts, compared with 2,500 for a conventionally powered scooter, and has a range of up to at . In the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and Slovenia, the Vectrix is exempt from paying road tax.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UK Road Tax Exemptions )〕 The Vectrix scooter uses NiMH batteries with a manufacturer-claimed life of 10 years and 1,500 recharges. The 125 volt battery pack has a capacity of 3.7 kW·h and can be recharged to 80% in two hours from a standard domestic power socket. The battery can also be partially recharged through regenerative braking. Replacement cost of the battery is estimated to be around $3,000, almost one third of the cost of the bike. In June 2008, Vectrix indicated that it planned to test Lithium Ion battery packs based on lithium iron phosphate battery technology, in an agreement with GP Batteries International Limited of Hong Kong.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=REG-Vectrix Corporation Interim Results - Part 1 )〕 In the fall of 2008, Vectrix announced an expanded product line with two lower-priced bikes: The VX-1E was projected to arrive March 2009 with the VX-2 following in June 2009. Pre-production models of both bikes were shown at the New York International Motorcycle Show in January 2009 and also at Birmingham Motor Show, but they never entered production due to the company ceasing trading. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vectrix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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