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This is the Vauxhall...erm, thing. It hasn't got a proper name yet. We shall tentatively call it the Vauxhall Fantastical Electric City Car Concept That Might Make It Into Production At Some Point But Probably Not Very Soon.
It's a two-seat urban runabout "inspired by the Ampera". Both those seats are in tandem, and the battery-powered, erm, thing, will have a 60-mile range and a top speed of 75mph. No drivetrain details have been released, but the Ampera runs a petrol engine to recharge the batteries and power the electric motor.
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It's also mooted to weigh roughly "a third of a small modern car", putting it at just over 300kg if we take a 1,070kg Corsa as a guide. That's light. Vauxhall also claims its got "production potential"...
The 'Thing' is aimed at younger drivers and "those on a very tight budget", and we'll get further details when it hits the floor at next week's Frankfurt motor show.
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simonthepieman commented on this article
at 11:31 am on 08 September 2011
interesting. i would buy it if it was as affordable as they say.
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irfaan.mussa commented on this article
at 11:31 am on 08 September 2011
Looks awesome!!! But I doubt the production version will look anything like the concept.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 03:02 pm on 08 September 2011
Looks great, sounds interesting, maybe it will end up rubbish... like all the electric cars, it doesn't sound like a great idea (because the low range of the power) if you live in a very big city.
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ziegler430 commented on this article
at 03:35 pm on 08 September 2011
Looks cool but will have its problems just like all other electric cars...
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at 04:18 pm on 08 September 2011
conceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconceptconcept.. something real? just to change?
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