Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures.
The Creative Engineering Company (Cree) in Switzerland is back with a reconstituted SMART car called SAM. This two passenger car has a range of over 50km, can cruise at 85kph, and gets a full charge within 6 hours (70% in 2 hours.) The vehicle has a target price of $9,125. There are 80 of these vehicles plying the roads of Switzerland right now. It’s an unique vehicle with a two seat, front/back configuration – kind of like a fighter plane. Long road trips are out of the question, but that usual bopping around town activity can easily be covered with the SAM.
Mike,
This looks like a copy of the late 50′s BMW Isetta. See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bmw.isetta.arp.jpg
Kevin, sure does!
Oh boy… Does NOT! NOT like a ISETTA – like a MESSERSCHMIDT Cabin-Roller : See at:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Kabinenroller
We in Germany have a Gasprice of 1.50 Euro ( 1.10 $ ) per LITER! London has a Pollution-Fee for driving in town for each car of about 10 $ PER DAY! Europe sucks with the Gasprices- You will see YOUR prices in future… So- Cars like that are- besides Autogas- the ONLY Alternative. Think about it.
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