A pretty-looking, single-seat electric car is to go on sale that is as small in size as it is low in price; the Zagato Volpe measures 2.13m by 1m and when it goes on sale it will cost £5,600.
As well as the fully electric version, the Volpe will be available as a petrol or LPG hybrid. The electric Volpe has a top speed of 30mph and a maximum range of 37 miles – the hybrid variants are able to travel up to 223 miles on a single tank of fuel.
A spokesperson for the ETA, a car breakdown company that covers both conventional and electric vehicles, said: “A retail price of £5,600 would make the Volpe no more expensive than many of the larger petrol scooters and it would be a drier, safer and greener way to travel around a city.”
As well as the fully electric version, the Volpe will be available as a petrol or LPG hybrid. The electric Volpe has a top speed of 30mph and a maximum range of 37 miles – the hybrid variants are able to travel up to 223 miles on a single tank of fuel.
A spokesperson for the ETA, a car breakdown company that covers both conventional and electric vehicles, said: “A retail price of £5,600 would make the Volpe no more expensive than many of the larger petrol scooters and it would be a drier, safer and greener way to travel around a city.”
أصغر سيارة في العالم: يمكنك قيادتها لداخل غرفتك!
سنشاهد اليوم سيارة كهربائية أصغر بكثير من كل ما سبق لدرجة أن بإمكانك قيادتها حتى سريرك!
تتميز السيارة “فولب” بأن عرضها لا يتجاوز متراً واحداً بينما يبلغ طولها متر ونصف، لذا تستطيع السيارة المرور من الفتحات الضيقة ودخول المصعد والمرور من باب غرفتك!
تزن فولب حوالي 350 كيلوجرام وتبلغ سرعتها القصوى 50 كيلومتر في الساعة، لذا فمن المزعج التفكير في الذهاب بها في رحلات بعيدة، وإن كانت هذه السرعة مناسبة داخل المدن (خاصةً أوقات الزحام!).
Quadricycles do not have high top speeds and cannot travel as far on one charge or tank of fuel as a conventional city car, but they are ideally suited to the urban environment.
There is a perception that large, heavy cars such as 4X4s are safe, but they pose an increased risk to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of lighter cars in the event of a collision. Quadricycles on the other hand are designed to operate in urban areas at low speeds. According to Government figures, Greater Manchester has an average traffic speed of 12.1mph, Leicester 13.6mph, London 14.6mph, West Yorkshire 14.6mph, Merseyside 14.9mph, South Yorkshire 15mph and the West Midlands 15.5mph (Road Statistics 2008: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion).
There is a perception that large, heavy cars such as 4X4s are safe, but they pose an increased risk to pedestrians, cyclists and drivers of lighter cars in the event of a collision. Quadricycles on the other hand are designed to operate in urban areas at low speeds. According to Government figures, Greater Manchester has an average traffic speed of 12.1mph, Leicester 13.6mph, London 14.6mph, West Yorkshire 14.6mph, Merseyside 14.9mph, South Yorkshire 15mph and the West Midlands 15.5mph (Road Statistics 2008: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion).
من الملفت أيضاً أن سيارة صغيرة كتلك لا تحوي (بالطبع) مكاناً لوضع الأمتعة، وهو عيب خطير في السيارة لأن أحد مميزات اقتناء سيارة خاصة هو القدرة على نقل الحقائب والأمتعة بسهولة، لكن لكل شيء ثمنه فإن أردت اصطحاب سيارتك معك في المنزل عليك أن تقدم بعض التنازلات!.. خاصةً أنك لن تحمل عبء البحث عن مكان لإيقاف السيارة لأن بإمكانك إيقافها في أي مكان بالمعنى الحرفي للكلمة!:
المثير أنه وبفضل محركها الصغير سيتم ترخيص السيارة على أنها دراجة رباعية، لذا سيكون بإمكان أي شخص يحمل رخصة قيادة دراجة نارية أن يقودها. وهذا الفيديو يوضح مميزات فولب:
