Peapod was announced late last year as a small street electric vehicle which I would say is notable for the smile-like design of its grill. It's a low-speed machine that has a max speed of 25 mph the designer, Peter E. Arnell (whose name acronym is PEA, thus the car is named Peapod), calls a Mobi; a term he coined and branded. Starting this coming Earth Day, April 22, 2009, Peapod will finally be available directly to consumers through the company web site, the first batch of orders slated to be delivered by October.The final Peapod model differs a bit from the prototype shown before, completely removing the doors for the backseat. Besides that, it retains most of its design which is inspired by a combination of Japanese bullet trains, space helmets, turtles, and of course, Star Wars storm troopers (as was mentioned to Treehugger by Arnell). Wired takes note that it doesn't make sense for the Peapod to actually require an iPod or an iPhone to start, even if it comes with apps that analyze your carbon footprint and how much money is saved by using the electric vehicle. But just in case non-iPod users plan to purchase one of these $12,500 babies, there's an in-dash iPod you can buy separately.
Source: http://www.goodcleantech.com/
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