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Streets Abuzz Over Electric Cart
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Published: May 27, 2008
TAMPA - Jaimie Hendry was standing on a downtown corner, waiting to cross the street, when she caught a glimpse of the vehicle that would change the course of her trip.
"I saw the car and thought, 'Look, how cute,'" Hendry said.
Tim Ireland pulled up, driving an electric motor cart that seats six. Hendry and her grandmother, Alice Royals, took advantage of the free service provided by Fast-Trac Legal Services, hitching a ride from city hall to the federal courthouse.
Ireland's brother, Chris, began offering the free rides in April. For his legal services business, Chris Ireland travels from Riverside Heights to downtown about seven times a day. He decided he could offer rides downtown from the surrounding neighborhoods and transport people around downtown as well.
The service is financed through advertising.
The Global Electric Motorcars E6 runs on nine 8-volt batteries and charges in four to eight hours. Ireland and his partners, David Gorgei and Orlando De Los Santos Jr., both of Tampa, plan to introduce a second vehicle in two weeks.
Ireland said he's concentrating on downtown and the area bordered by Hillsborough, Rome and Nebraska avenues, plus parts of Hyde Park.
Jose Patino Girona
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