Cool Cars of 2009 and Beyond
BlueCar by Italy’s Pininfarina and France’s Bolloré
BlueCar – An Electric Car With Lithium-Polymer Batteries and Ultracapacitors
The BlueCar created by Italy’s Pininfarina and France’s Bolloré looks cool, it has a photovoltaic roof and it should be available in 2010 – if you live in Europe. Note: batteries are made in Canada! Its battery should recharge in a few of hours from a standard domestic outlet (U.S. or Europe?). It should have a range of 153 miles (250 km). The BlueCar will have a top speed limited to 80 mph (130 km/h) and like most electric vehicles, it will feature punchy acceleration.
Don’t count on running the vehicle from the solar panel roof, under best circumstances the roof can only get 200 watts per square meter – and that is if you have the car mounted on a sun-tracker.
Also worth a look is the Aptera – Check out Jay Leno’s test drive below.
The Aptera
The Aptera has been on our list of “Next Big Things” for several years now. They need to get cars on the road in 2010 otherwise they run the risk of becoming a perpetual “almost car”.
Check Out: BlueCar
Aptera: Aptera Motors
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