The ZENN has it

Who says the CBC is a waste of money?

Transport Canada has been dragging its feet over the ZENN car, a slow speed (50 kph tops) electric car being built in St Jerome, Quebec. It is being sold all over the US, but you cannot get it in Canada. Why not? According to TC it does not meet Canadian standards. The funny thing is that the Canadian standards are identical to the US standards.

Enter the CBC. On October 25, 2007, Reg Sherran does a story on the vehicle including a conversation with a TC spokesperson who contradicts himself repeatedly. Then Sherran reports that the company may have to shut in Quebec and move to the US, where their market is.

Well here we are a month later and Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon puts out a release saying that the ZENN is now approved for Canadians.

Thanks Lawrence and thanks even more to the CBC!

Remember the CBC when you save thousands of dollars buying a ZENN car and you breathe easier because the ZENN is non-polluting electric.