Romet in Poland has developed
a small electric city car priced less than $ 11,000.
That's not to say you'll be stuck for choice: Congestion Charge exempt vehicles range from
small electric city cars to full - size SUVs.
Honda is planning on a production version for Europe, but it's unlikely to come to the US, where buyers have shown little interest in
small electric city cars like the smart fortwo Electric and the Mitsubishi i - MiEV.
Not exact matches
And Toyota has designed the i - ROAD, a
small,
electric concept
car eventually meant to be deployed in urban fleets and shared, similar to the bike shares popping up in many
cities.
Many
small electric cars are best used for short distance trips within big, bustling cities — so perhaps Mercedes - Benz's decision to unveil the new 2014 B - Class Electric Drive hatchback at the 2013 New York auto show is more than
electric cars are best used for short distance trips within big, bustling
cities — so perhaps Mercedes - Benz's decision to unveil the new 2014 B - Class
Electric Drive hatchback at the 2013 New York auto show is more than
Electric Drive hatchback at the 2013 New York auto show is more than fitting.
In a one sentence press release issued yesterday, Toyota said it will show a
small electric vehicle concept next month at the North American International Auto Show.Details are sparse at the moment, but Automotive News speculates that the company will reveal a battery - powered iQ - sized
city car.
Take a
small city car like a Chevrolet Spark and drop in an
electric powertrain.
The BMW i3 is a
small city car that will be 100 %
electric, although BMW has mentioned it may also release a plug - in hybrid version with a similar but less powerful drive train than it's larger sibling, the BMW i8.
Fully charged driving range is approx. 120 miles
city, at a 105 MPGe - the best rate for
small electric cars currently available.
That top speed is pretty low as modern
cars go, but the Focus
Electric's strength lies not in high - speed Autobahn blasts, but in the sort of peppy low RPM urban driving that is so tricky for
small displacement
city cars because of their lack of torque.
It's the
electric version of Smart's
smaller model, based on a rear - wheel drive platform it shares with the European Renault Twingo, and is Mercedes» answer to the compact
city car that BMW offers with Mini.
The Prius Prime is best described as a
city and suburban
car that can go on long trips, since it's not saddled with being a pure battery -
electric vehicle as the similarly sized Tesla Model 3 or
smaller Nissan Leaf are.
Well, I think the Think
City will be first to market, but it's what people expect and
electric car to be,
small, lightweight and limited range (100 km).