Eco-Friendly Transportation

Eco-Trans Alliance in Sarasota Florida is a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) manufacturing company with a distinctly sunny disposition. The five year-old company sports a line of cars with solar panels on the roof — adding approximately 10% of the range provided by the battery pack.  Eco-Trans is working hard to deliver high-quality green vehicles for all the places in which they are best and most safely used: college campuses, military bases, resort communities, etc.

Thriving through a tough economy hasn’t been easy, but the company’s Sustainability Leader, Mary Anne Bowie, appears unfazed. “We’re selling cars all over the world – most recently in Tahiti and Cairo,” she told me. “Want to see the pyramids at Giza? More than likely, you’ll be riding on one of our 14-passenger EVs.”

“We’re committed to providing customers with a full array of eco-friendly transportation products,” Mary Anne continued, briefly discussing her zip (rapid) chargers, and her “solar sheds” that charge the cars and put energy back onto the grid.

What I found most interesting about the discussion was the urban planning perspective that Ms. Bowie brings to the table. “I’d really like to see a forward-thinking city issue an ordinance allowing large (more than six-passenger) electric vehicles on the streets, and follow through with LSV lanes and proper signage. The time for talk is past; now we need to deliver.”

Good stuff, Mary Ann. Thanks. I’m dying to see the Great Pyramids, and when I get there, I’ll be on the lookout for your products, to be sure.