What’s black and white and red all over? Carmen Schrock-Hurst’s red GEM car affectionately known as “Ladybug.” A Chrysler company in Fargo N.D. is the brains behind this battery-operated vehicle which seats two people comfortably and goes no faster than 25 mph.
Ladybug plugs into a regular outlet and uses as much electricity as a computer. On an eight-hour charge, Ladybug will go about 25 miles – a perfect distance for Schrock-Hurst’s commute to work and various errands around Harrisonburg, Va. Schrock-Hurst chose not to pay an extra fee to install a heater, air conditioning or radio, but the roll bar, safety glass, turn signals and headlights make it safer than most low-speed vehicles.
– reported in Mennonite Weekly Review, 2009
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What’s black and white and red all over? Carmen Schrock-Hurst’s red GEM car affectionately known as “Ladybug.” A Chrysler company in Fargo N.D. is the brains behind this battery-operated vehicle which seats two people comfortably and goes no faster than 25 mph.
Ladybug plugs into a regular outlet and uses as much electricity as a computer. On an eight-hour charge, Ladybug will go about 25 miles – a perfect distance for Schrock-Hurst’s commute to work and various errands around Harrisonburg, Va. Schrock-Hurst chose not to pay an extra fee to install a heater, air conditioning or radio, but the roll bar, safety glass, turn signals and headlights make it safer than most low-speed vehicles.
– reported in Mennonite Weekly Review, 2009