A Vietnamese based company is starting to build electric cars that look a mite familiar. According to them, however:
It may look familiar- however this microcar is 100% brand new. It has a steel body, a steel tubular chassis, and is a 4 wheel drive electric car. It uses the latest hub motors, (one motor in each wheel) Independent suspension (double wishbone front, Swing arm rear).
And, boy can this baby move!
Currently it achieves 29.82 mph or 48kph and covers a range of 59 miles or 96kmh on a charge.
A full recharge from empty takes 8 hours.
It is our first fully working prototype- and has proven very reliable. We have clocked up around 800 miles in the last month- and have never suffered a break down. It is a real blast to drive in such a head turning car- with no noise, no emissions, no heat, no gears to change and with responsive steering and brakes.
We are in the early stages of development. We are working closely with a motor manufacturer and a very well known Western EV (electric vehicle) design team on this project.
Wow! 29.82 MPH! Such blistering speed! I wonder how long it’d take for me to get hit and killed in that thing when I tried to drive it on the road (where speeds in this area are generally 45 MPH+.)
Don’t laugh. It’s faster in metric.
