Dynasty IT

Side view of Dynasty IT

The Dynasty IT is an electric vehicle, which was manufactured by the company Dynasty Electric Car Corporation from 2001 to 2008. The company was based in Delta, Canada.

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North America

The model was produced in lightweight design and available in the Canadian province of British Columbia as well as in 47 U.S. states. In 2005, a five -year project in which the behavior of electric vehicles on public roads should be analyzed began. Here were light vehicles, as well as electric bicycles allowed.

For the television series Eureka - The secret city Dynasty IT was fitted and shown with additional photovoltaic elements.

Europe

In the summer of 2007, the Dynasty IT was approved in England for road transport. Two versions were imported, each of which had a higher top speed than the original standard.

End of production in Canada

In spring 2008, the company had to holders of Dynasty Electric Car Corporation, Danny Epp, sell his business because the Canadian transportation authority low-speed vehicles has (so-called "low -speed vehicles" ) of Canada's public roads banished by decree. Since the Federal Government of Canada in 2000 by a Regulation for Canada's entire territory for low-speed vehicles have a top speed of 40 km / h had prescribed in urban areas, the Dynasty IT was also qualified for this vehicle category, however, but 70 km / h to drive could, Danny Epp was soley by the authorities of the Province of British Columbia for road use for his electric car, coupled with the condition that the Dynasty IT could only at 50 km / h can be driven in city traffic. In contrast, the other Canadian provinces refused admission. As Epp wanted the Dynasty IT desperate to build, this meant that he then settled in accordance with its vehicle production in British Columbia. But suddenly, in December 2007, the intention of low-speed vehicles expressed the federal government in Ottawa only on private property (ie private roads ), campuses and the like want to allow. She was saying, that she was working on it to banish such vehicles on public roads. The authorities of British Columbia covered with in this matter with the federal government, which meant the de facto end for the Dynasty Electric Car Corporation, as the Dynasty IT under the new conditions was not economically viable. The production facilities of Dynasty were sold to a company in Pakistan.

The new owner of the production purchased by Dynasty is the Karakoram Motors Ltd. , Based in Karachi. According to the plans of Karakoram to the production of Dynasty IT vehicle model range, as it was produced in Canada, to be continued in Pakistan. To achieve greater profitability compared to Canada a higher number to be produced in Pakistan. The targeted number is given as 5,000 per year.