type privately held company industry automotive industry founded 2004 founder miles rubin defunct june 11 2013 headquarters santa monica california united states key people kevin czinger kevin kiley parent miles automotive group ltd. website www.milesev.com miles zx40s electric car miles electric vehicles was a manufacturer and distributor of all electric vehicles manufactured by faw tianjin in china that met international car safety standards . miles was given the electric car company of 2007 award by good clean tech . 1 the company filed for bankruptcy on june 11 2013 . miles electric vehicles was based in los angeles california with several facilities throughout the united states . it was privately held by green magnate miles rubin . the company gained prominence in 2005 when it began sales of the zx40 the first street legal chinese made automobile sold in the united states . 2 the company s vehicles built on steel unibody chassis are the world s first crash tested nevs that achieved united states department of transportation dot california air resources board and national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa compliance . the company offered four electric vehicles that were designed primarily for low speed fleet use the zx40 zx40s zx40s advanced design and zx40st electric truck . these were available in the united states and are used by organizations such as nasa the u.s. navy yale university rice university stanford university ucla california polytechnic state university the san francisco airport authority bennington college and provo utah . 3 all miles electric vehicles were dot nhtsa federal standard 500 compliant offering steel chassis steel impact resistant frame steel doors and dot approved glass throughout . nhtsa fmvss standard 500 law requires all low speed vehicles lsv be electronically limited to 25 mph 40 km h and are street legal for use on roads with posted speed limits up to 35 mph 56 km h . contents 1 ac motors 2 current models 2.1 zx40st electric truck 2.2 zx40 2.3 zx40s 2.4 zx40s advanced design 2.5 or70 3 bankruptcy 4 see also 5 references 6 external links ac motors edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message for the 2008 miles introduced ac alternating current motors for its low speed vehicles . the three phase brushless ac induction motor offers four times the available power of typical dc motors and has a 100 000 mile estimated lifetime yet to be warranted by the company . the ac motors are paired to curtis albright ac motor controllers and optimized for hill climbing performance a problem for many electric vehicles . miles had produced an advanced design version of its flagship lsv the zx40s advanced design to use the motor as well as using the motor in all versions of its zx40st work truck . along with the ac motor upgrade these two models come with regenerative braking and vacuum assisted braking pumps . due to the increase in available power from the ac motor the two vehicles also offer air conditioning as an option . current models edit zx40st electric truck edit the most powerful fleet electric utility truck on the market debuted at fedfleet 07 in orlando in the summer of 2007 . it is a rebadged version of the hafei minyi pick up . the truck is governed to a maximum speed of 25 miles 40 km an hour and travels 50 60 miles per charge . like the zx40s advanced design this truck also uses an advanced three phase brushless ac induction motor which comes standard with regenerative braking and optional air conditioning . msrp 19 900 . 4 zx40 edit the miles electric vehicles zx40 is a subcompact electric car built by faw tianjin tianjin qingyuan electric vehicle co a subsidiary of the first automobile works in tianjin china . the car is a licensed version of the japanese daihatsu move minicompact and is sold in china as the xingfu shizhe happy messenger . miles took a vehicle without a drivetrain and adds the motor components . it is powered by a single 48 volt electric motor which produces 4.2 kw 5.6 hp and uses a 150 amp hour battery pack . the car uses an on board charger that charges through a standard 110 volt 20 amp outlet . an empty battery fully charges in six hours but only two to three hours are needed to charge it fully if the car is less than 80 % empty . the zx40 can travel up to 64 km 40 mi at speeds limited to 40 km h 25 mph . it is a 2 or 4 seat car and is dot approved for street use . the zx40 was discontinued for the 2008 model year in favor of the more powerful zx40s and ac motor powered zx40s advanced design . zx40s edit the zx40s is designed to accelerate faster than the zx40 . it is powered by a 72 volt system instead of a 48 volt system which extends its range to 50 60 miles 80 96 km . to comply with federal law the zx40s is also electronically speed limited to 25 mph 40 km h like the zx40 except in washington state and minnesota where electric vehicles which meet federal safety standards are allowed to operate up to 35 mph 56 km h as medium speed electric vehicles . 5 the zx40 and zx40s are classified as low speed vehicles meaning they have fewer regulations to comply with . such vehicles must include standard lighting and seatbelts but do not require passive restraints typically airbags in higher speed vehicles . the vehicles should not exceed 25 mph 40 km h on streets with posted speed limits of 35 mph 56 km h or less . 6 these vehicles also fall under the washington state speed exemption cited above and may be operated up to 35 mph 56 km h . msrp 19 499 usd . zx40s advanced design edit this vehicle uses the same body as the two above models but uses an ac induction motor that offers greater power and torque extended lifetime and regenerative braking . or70 edit miles electric vehicles also made the or70 a variant of which travels above 35 mph 56 km h but it is not legal on public roads . nasa employs this model as their campuses are exempt from this particular law . the company had reported the suspension of or70 model production from the 2008 model year . bankruptcy edit in june 11 2013 the company declared bankruptcy in u.s. bankruptcy court district of delaware . it listed estimated assets in the range of 10 million to 50 million and estimated liabilities of between 50 million and 100 million . 7 8 see also edit coda automotive references edit 2007 electric car company of the year . good clean tech . under 15 000 street legal chinese hatchback now on sale in u.s. . edmunds.com . retrieved august 14 2006 . miles electric vehicles zero emissions all electric cars and trucks http www.milesev.com lowspeedtruck.aspx flash off reducing air pollution through the licensing and use of medium speed electric vehicles pdf . house bill 1820 . retrieved august 31 2009 . charged up . autoweek . retrieved august 24 2006 . miles electric vehicles files for bankruptcy . reuters . retrieved june 11 2013 . yet another one bites the dust miles electric gone bust . thetruthaboutcars.com . retrieved june 11 2013 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to miles vehicles . miles electric vehicles tree hugger miles electric vehicles aims to bring affordable all electric vehicles to market v t e automotive industry in the united states automotive industry economy of the united states transportation in the united states american vehicle manufacturers list agco challenger tractor massey ferguson allied specialty vehicles champion bus collins eldorado national e one fleetwood goshen coach holiday rambler laymor wheeled coach am general american expedition vehicles american growler amp electric vehicles anteros coachworks arcimoto armour group inc. atk motorcycles aurica motors autocar blue bird boulder electric vehicle brammo brunton stalker caterpillar fca us chrysler dodge jeep ram cnh industrial case 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