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The newest generation of electric cars is a good match for the current generation of gas and/or diesel powered cars. The
development is fast. With newest generation of Lio-Ion batteries and powerful electric motors these cars can be used for
daily people and goods transports, have enough range and are faster than their fossil powered brothers. Therefore I have
decided to create (and maintain) an overview of these new generation of electric cars.

Plan
In this overview I will maintain a list of interesting electric cars of the newest generation.

The car has to meet the following requirements:

The range of the car has to be minimal 50 miles (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) / 90 miles (highway car).

Available on the market within three years.

I need your help to get this list complete and up to date.

If you encounter some interesting developments or when you have the missing data which is not yet in the table submit this
information as a comment on this article. I will use this data to get the list up-to-date.

Here is my first list. If you have any tips for improvements please let me know.

If you want to write a full article about any electric car then check our contribute section for more information how to
proceed. When finished I will publish the article and link it from this list. Nederlands

Last update: 25 Oktober 2008

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Photo Brand/Type Consumption Range Power Topspeed Prod. yr Price

Venturi Astrolab 102 Wh/mile 69 mile 16 kW 75 mph ? ?

Venturi Eclectric 256 Wh/mile 31 mile 11 kW 31 mph 2007 €24,000

Sunmotor Coupe DX ? Wh/mile 156 mile ? kW 44 mph 2008 ?

Below is the overview of electric cars divided four sections: sport cars, highway cars, Neighborhood Electric Vehicles and
promising prototypes.

Sport cars
These are the fastest electric cars now available. Most of these cars are way faster than their fossil counterpart. Unlike
gasoline roaring sport cars, these electric sport cars are still very efficient. A very powerful electric motor can also be used
for economical driving. Currently there are very few gasoline powered cars which can match the performance of these new
electric sport cars. They have electric engines of more than 150 kW (> 200 HP) and can accelerate to 60 mph in less than 5
seconds. The fastest one can do this in less than 3 seconds. These cars put down a clear statement: fossil driving is the
past. Electric power is the future.

Photo Brand/Type Consumption Range Power Topspeed Prod. Yr Price

Tesla 176 Wh/mile 250 mile 185 kW 125 mph 2008 $98,000
coupe

Lightning ? Wh/mile 180 mile 480 kW > 130 mph 2008 ?

Venturi 179 Wh/mile/td> 156 mile 180 kW 100 mph 2008 €297,000

Zap-X ? Wh/mile 350 mile 480 kW 155 mph 2010 $60,000

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Obvio ? Wh/mile 240 mile 120 kW 120 mph 2009 $49,000

828E

Highway cars
These are electric cars which can travel in the city and on the highway and can completely replace the fossil burning car.
These cars have a range of at least 95 miles and have a top-speed which is high enough (> 63 mph) for driving the highway.
Keep in mind that there are already systems which can charge these batteries within 15 minutes. As soon as these “electric
fuel-stations” become available a long car trip is also possible.

Photo Brand/Type Consumption Range Power Top-speed Prod. yr Price

Aptera Type-1e 124 Wh/mile 121 mile 19 kW 85 mph 2008 $26,900

Mitsubishi 160 Wh/mile 100 mile 47 kW 113 mph 2009 ?

i MiEV

Loremo 95 Wh/mile 125 mile 20 kW 106 mph 2010 €30,000

Electric

Silence-PT2 ? Wh/mile 250 mile 100 kW 125 mph 2008 $42,000

Miles ? 120 mile ? kW 80 mph 2008 $29,500

XS500

Think 251 Wh/mile 113 mile 30 kW 63 mph 2009 €20,000

eBox 234 Wh/mile 150 mile 120 kW 95 mph 2008 $68,000

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Phoenix 349 Wh/mile 100 mile ? kW 95 mph 2008 $45,000

SUT

Venture Vehicles ? Wh/mile 120 mile 40 kW 75 mph 2009 $25,000

VentureOne EV

UEV ? Wh/mile 250 mile ? kW 100 mph 2008 $70,000

Electrum Spyder

Bolloré 179 Wh/mile 156 mile 30 kW 78 mph ? €20,000

Commuter Cars ? Wh/mile 160 mile 52,5 kW 150 mph ? $108,000

Tango

Smart 192 Wh/mile 72 mile 30 kW 70 mph 2010 ?

Fortwo EV

Hybrid Technologies ? Wh/mile 70 mile ? kW 80 mph 2008 $65,000

Mini Cooper EV

ElectroVaya ? Wh/mile 225 mile ? kw 88 mph 2008 ?

Maya 100

Subaru ? Wh/mile 50 mile 40,3 kW 63 mph 2010 ?

r1e

Cleanova II 240 Wh/mile 125 mile ? kW 81 mph 2008 $10,0001

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Doblo Electric 459 Wh/mile 94 mile 60 kW 75 mph 2008 £29,500

MDI 157 Wh/mile3 94 mile 18,6 kW 69 mph 2008 €4,000

2
MiniCat

Ariana 792 ? Wh/mile 94 mile 28 kW 75 mph ? ?

Att Parade ? Wh/mile 150 mile ? kW 69 mph ? $20,000

E-mobile ? Wh/mile 125 mile 18 kW 75 mph 2008 €18,900

Golf Golf CityStromer 400 Wh/mile 44 mile 17,5 kW 63 mph 1992 €12,000

Green Vehicles 230 Wh/mile 100 mile 20 kW 80 mph 2008 $19,995

Triac

Tara Tiny 160 Wh/mile 75 mile 3 kW 44 mph 2008 $2,500

Lumeneo Smera 106 Wh/mile 94 mile 29,8 kW 81 mph ? ?

Lotus Elise ECE 181 Wh/mile 203 mile 150 kW 134 mph 2008 €108,750

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VW Golf ECE 168 Wh/mile 219 mile 75 kW 91 mph 2008 €60,000

Detroit Electric 138 Wh/mile 188 mile 30 kW 91 mph Q4 2009 €22,491

Subcompact ECE

Nice ? Wh/mile 75 mile ? kW 60 mph 2008 ?

e500
(Fiat 500)

Renault Megane EV ? Wh/mile 125 mile ? kW ? mph 2011 ?

BYD F3e 192 Wh/mile 188 mile ? kW 94 mph ? ?

1
Price is for the conversion on top of the price of the car itself.

2 The car uses compressed air to drive on. By plugging in the car in the electric grid the car can fill its own air-tank.

3
Calculated on 4 hours charging, 230 V on 16 Amp = 14720 Wh / 94 mile = 157 Wh/mile

4Not in production anymore.

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEV)

These are speed limited battery electric vehicles which are perfect for driving in the city. NEV is a Federally-approved
street-legal vehicle classification which came into existence in 1998 under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500
(FMVSS 500). (The vehicle classification is referred to as “low-speed vehicle” within Federal regulations.) NEVs are defined
as a four-wheeled motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds and a top speed of
between 20 to 25 mph. [3] Those states that authorize NEVs generally restrict their operation to streets with a maximum
speed limit of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) or 45 miles per hour (72 km/h). They have typically less range then their
highway car counterpart. The cars are small and therefore easy to park in the city. The cost price and their power
consumption is less compared with a highway car.

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Photo Brand/Type Consumption Range Powerrmogen Top-speed Prod. yr Price

CityEl 96 Wh/mile 56 mile 2,5 kW 39 mph 1987 €8,000

Twike 64 Wh/mile 125 3 kW 53 mph 1986 €20,000

Reva 192 Wh/mile 50 mile 13 kW 50 mph 2001 $13,600

G-Wiz

Zenn ? Wh/mile 35 mile ? kW 25 mph 2006 $12,750

Myers Motors ? Wh/mile 30 mile 22,4 kW 76 mph 2005 $36,000

NmG

Aerorider 16 Wh/mile 50 mile 0,6 kW 28 mph 2008 €7,500

Zap ? Wh/mile 25 mile ? kW 41 mph 2006 $11,200

Xebra sedan

Dynasty 142 Wh/mile 31 mile ? kW 24 mph 2005 $19,000

Sedan

Kurrent ? Wh/mile 40 mile 4,1 kW 35 mph 2007 $9,800

Elettrica ? Wh/mile 70 mile ? kW 45 mph 2007 £12,750

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ElectroVaya ? Wh/mile 75 mile ? kW 25 mph 2008 ?

NEV

Elbil Norge 160 Wh/mile 94 mile 13 kW 56 mph 1998 ?

Kewet Buddy

Ydea 128 Wh/mile 125 mile 4 kW 38 mph 2007 ?

Mega City 186 Wh/mile 40 mile 4 kW 40 mph 2008 £10,847

Town Life 160 Wh/mile 44 mile 4 kW 28 mph 2008 €11,000

Helecktra

LITTLE ANGEL 001 115 Wh/mile 75 mile 2,2 kW 28 mph 2008 ?

SONIK MOTOR

SCE ? Wh/mile 63 mile 4 kW 28 mph 2008 ?

maranello4cycle

MyCar ? Wh/mile 75 mile 4 kW 50 mph 2008 €6,500

Eagle G-car ? Wh/mile 50 mile ? kW 38 mph 2008 $3,300

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XFD-6000ZK 178 Wh/mile 81 mile 6,5 kW 34 mph 2008 $10,000

Flybo

Sam 80 Wh/mile 44 mile 15 kW 53 mph 2008 €6,600

Cree

BugE 50 Wh/mile 30 mile 2,24 kW 50 mph 2008 $4,827

go-one3 21 Wh/mile 63 mile 1,5 kW 25 mph 2008 ?

ElectroVaya ? Wh/mile 120 mile ? kW 35 mph ? ?

Maya 300

Green Vehicles ? Wh/mile 60 mile 6,5 kW 35 mph 2008 $12,995

Moose

Green Vehicles ? Wh/mile 60 mile 6,5 kW 35 mph 2008 $11,995

Microwatt

Lux 200 Dilixi ? Wh/mile 63 mile 5 kW 28 mph ? ?

Nice ? Wh/mile 60 mile ? kW 40 mph 2008 £8,995

MyCar

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Nice ? Wh/mile 40 mile ? kW 55 mph 2008 £14,000

Ze-0

Sunmotor Coupe DX ? Wh/mile 156 mile ? kW 44 mph 2008 ?

Venturi Eclectric 256 Wh/mile 31 mile 11 kW 31 mph 2007 €24,000

Prototypes
Promising prototypes which can really drive (no mockups). Either developed by enthusiastic pioneers or first tests of
existing car manufacturers. There is a change that these make it to commercial production.

Photo Brand/Type Consumption Range Power Top-speed Prod. yr Price

Dodge Zeo 256 Wh/mile 250 mile 200 kW 130 mph ? ?

Wrightspeed 200 Wh/mile 100 mile 176 kW 112 mph ? ?

X1

Eliica 275/248 Wh/mile 200/125 mile 480 kW 119/250 mph ? $255,000

Subaru ? Wh/mile 125 mile 65 kW ? mph ? ?

g4e

Trev 59 Wh/mile 94 mile 25 kW 75 mph ? ?

Think Ox ? Wh/mile 125 mile ? kW 85 mph ? ?

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Zap Alias ? Wh/mile 101 mile 240 kW 157 mph 2009 $32,500

Nissan Mixim ? Wh/mile 150 mile 100 kW 112 mph ? ?

Fiat Phylla 152 Wh/mile 138 mile 27 kW 81 mph ? ?

Venturi Astrolab 102 Wh/mile 69 mile 16 kW 75 mph ? ?

I did my best to create an accurate list based on the information found on the internet. Despite this the information can
have inaccuracies. If you find some please let me know, I will update this list.
If you have more (up-to-date) information add a comment to this article with the information. I will use this to keep the list
up-to-date.

I need your help to keep this list interesting and up-to-date. Just add a comment if you have more information or want to
give your personal opinion.

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1. Markus Fors Says:

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October 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

Jeroen, a really great list! How many times havn’t I wondered about all the plug-ins out there on the market or soon
to be out there.

If you’ve got facebook and want to know more about Th!nk there’s a page called “The Think-Tank”. If you got
questions you can always try to ask them there and I’m sure you’ll find someone to answer you.

Best regards and thanks for this great piece of work. I will bookmark this one.

Markus

2. Jeroen van Agt Says:

October 27th, 2008 at 10:05 pm

@Markus,

Thanks for your kind remark and interesting link to the Think Tank.

If you have new information about the Th!nk (or any other electric car), feel free to post a comment.

3. marc cesare Says:

October 27th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

I see you have a number of three wheel vehicles in your NEV section. I believe these vehicles are actually classified
as motorcycles. I know the ZAP is. This allows them to operate at higher speeds then NEVs/LSVs without having to
meet the same safety standards since they are not technically NEVs/LSVs but are designed to operate as
“neighborhood” vehicles.

4. Jeroen van Agt Says:

November 1st, 2008 at 9:58 am

@Marc,

Good remark.

See the NEV section as a list of cars beter suited for the City and not suited for the highway because of their lower
topspeed and less range.

5. Jeroen Haringman Says:

November 11th, 2008 at 8:05 am

I do not agree with the inclusion of the Twike in the NEV section. It may not be a motorway car (one can wonder if,
in a truly sustainable world, a concept like ‘motorway’ can exist) but is is certainly NOT a neighbourhood vehicle. I
have driven it and with its maximum speed of 85 km/h (55 mph) it’s very well suited for the secondary roads. Some
enterprising Twike-pilots even do drive on the motorway.

In most European countries it is classified as a motor car, not a motorcycle, despite its three wheels.

Some people make very long journeys with their Twike, such as this Norwegian: http://www.sykkel.de/twike, made
possible by the new li-ion batteries. Unlike a large number of vehicles in the list, the Twike can actually be bought
today.

So in my opinion this is perfectly usable vehicle, certainly not limited to neighbourhood use. I am seriously

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considering buying one.

Please move the Twike out of the NEV section, its placement there doesn’t do it justice.

6. ecardriver Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 10:00 am

Hi Jeroen! You have a very good list, I´ve kept similar “e-cars market watch listing” on my blog. To qualify the car
needs to be 1. available in EU (the sooner the better), 2. mass produced, 3. able of minimum 120 km/h, 4. able of
minimum 150 km range regardless of weather, speed etc., 5. has 4-doors 6. cost about 20 000 € and 7. status of
development (concept, test, production model: the closer to final product the better). See the list here:
http://sahkoautoilija.wordpress.com/sahkoautolista/

I am sorry it is in Finnish, but you can still use the links and pick up some models you are currently missing M.Go,
WILL, Joule…).

I am very enthusiastic about the BYD e-cars and they´ve appointed Dutch dealer group Autobinck as a BYD
distributor to central-European market. Could you find about the schedule of the BYD arriving to EU market? Let´s
keep in touch and talk some more!

7. B Says:
November 30th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

I added a link to your website in my forums at TheEEStory.com. Thanks & nice list.

8. Roy Says:
November 30th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

Excellent list and well presented.

I don’t believe the Electrovaya ones are slated for production, they are just concept ideas floated by Electrovaya.

Electrovaya is working on importing a car from China, but I don’t know which model. I hope it is the Z-Shine. See
these gas cars made by Chana.
http://www.globalchana.com/tabid/83/Default.aspx?id=3
Eventually Chana will bring out electric variants with Electrovaya batteries.

Electrovays has the best battery solution on the market to-day. They will be in Tata’s Indica EV. It would be
difficult, but it would be nice to rate the cars as likely production, maybe, and just concept.

A couple of more cars:

http://www.pininfarina.com/index/storiaModelli/B0.html
http://www.optimalenergy.co.za/

I think Tata Motor’s Indica EV is likely to make it to market sooner than most other highway capable cars.
http://www.tatamotors.com/our_world/press_releases.php?ID=395&action=Pull

9. Texas Bear Says:

November 30th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

What about the Fisker, where would you put it? http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/01/fiskers-80k-plu.html

10. Jeroen van Agt Says:

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November 30th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

@Texas Bear,

I did not add the Fisker car because I wanted to focus this list on 100% electric cars, no hybrid cars.

Hybrid cars still need fossil fuels to charge their batteries. On the other hand, 100% electric cars can be charged
using pure renewable energy sources like wind-power, solar-power and hydro-power. This is the only way to go
when we want to build a civilization which provides for its energy using renewable energy.

Any resources put in hybrids are not spend on 100% electric cars, so wasting the little time we have left to make this
necessary transition from fossil to renewable.

11. Jeroen van Agt Says:

November 30th, 2008 at 8:27 pm

@B,

Thanks for adding a link to this list from TheEEStory.com forum.

I made the links to the TheEEStory.com click-able to people can more easily access the website.

By the way, we also have a nice story about the EEStor on our website. See Has the supercapacitor been invented? I
will add a link there to the TheEEStory.com website.

12. Wolfgang Says:

November 30th, 2008 at 9:50 pm

You might wanna add unless I’ve missed them:

http://www.mindset.ch/
http://www.optimalenergy.co.za/
http://www.quicc.eu/index.php?pid=10

Also how about electric scooters, motorcycles, e-bikes?

Rgds
Wolfgang

13. Tom Chang Says:

December 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 am

This is a good list that I have ever seen. As for 3 wheeler, should not it be categoried in either “light electric
vehicle” or “NEV” ? ( Anyone head of the light electric vehicle ? Some “experts” said the EV category is defined by
SAE, and no one uses LEV except LSEV ). And how do we categorize the EV at below 20mph (32Km/h) like
commutors at NASA or at zoo or golf course ?

Do you plan to include e-bike (e-bicycle, e-scooter, e-motorcycle, e-moped, segway, and commericial bus, van,
mid/heavy duty truck, forlift, ATV ?

14. Mollerup Says:

January 7th, 2009 at 7:50 am

Here is another list of electric cars you could compare with. Although it is in Norwegian, I guess you get the gist.

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The references are mainly in English anyway.

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