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  • Hillsboro police get new Gizmo for force

    10/02/2003 10:57:43 AM PDT · by bicycle thug · 16 replies · 237+ views
    Oregonlive.com ^ | Oct 2, 2003 | by HOLLY DANKS
    The three-wheel, electric vehicle will be used by the police chief and his administrators to get around downtownHILLSBORO P olice officers took delivery Wednesday of their newest Gizmo: a 340-pound, battery-operated vehicle. Hillsboro police Chief Ron Louie says the appropriately named three-wheeler will be just the ticket when he and police administrators have to dash from meeting to meeting. Manufactured by Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Co. of Eugene, the Gizmo plugs into a regular 110-volt socket and gets about 45 miles per eight-hour recharge. Carl Watkins, company president, says the fiberglass vehicle costs about 80 cents a day to operate, is...