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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.

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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.

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Brand/Type

Consumption

Range

Power

Topspeed

Prod. Yr

Price

Tesla

176 Wh/mile

250 mile

185 kW

125 mph

2008

$98,000

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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? 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.

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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

?

95 Wh/mile

125 mile

20 kW

106 mph

2010

€30,000

Silence-PT2

? Wh/mile

250 mile

100 kW

125 mph

2008

$42,000

Miles

?

120 mile

? kW

80 mph

2008

$29,500

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

i MiEV

Loremo Electric

XS500

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349 Wh/mile

100 mile

? kW

95 mph

2008

$45,000

? Wh/mile

120 mile

40 kW

75 mph

2009

$25,000

? Wh/mile

250 mile

? kW

100 mph

2008

$70,000

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

192 Wh/mile

72 mile

30 kW

70 mph

2010

?

? Wh/mile

70 mile

? kW

80 mph

2008

$65,000

? Wh/mile

225 mile

? kw

88 mph

2008

?

? Wh/mile

50 mile

40,3 kW

63 mph

2010

?

240 Wh/mile

125 mile

? kW

81 mph

2008

$10,0001

SUT

Venture Vehicles VentureOne EV

UEV Electrum Spyder

Tango

Smart Fortwo EV

Hybrid Technologies Mini Cooper EV

ElectroVaya Maya 100

Subaru r1e

Cleanova II

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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

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

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

MiniCat

2

Triac

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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

? Wh/mile

75 mile

? kW

60 mph

2008

?

Renault Megane EV

? Wh/mile

125 mile

? kW

? mph

2011

?

BYD F3e

192 Wh/mile

188 mile

? kW

94 mph

?

?

Subcompact ECE

Nice e500 (Fiat 500)

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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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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

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

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

142 Wh/mile

31 mile

? kW

24 mph

2005

$19,000

Kurrent

? Wh/mile

40 mile

4,1 kW

35 mph

2007

$9,800

Elettrica

? Wh/mile

70 mile

? kW

45 mph

2007

£12,750

G-Wiz

NmG

Xebra sedan

Dynasty Sedan

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? Wh/mile

75 mile

? kW

25 mph

2008

?

160 Wh/mile

94 mile

13 kW

56 mph

1998

?

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

115 Wh/mile

75 mile

2,2 kW

28 mph

2008

?

? Wh/mile

63 mile

4 kW

28 mph

2008

?

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

NEV

Elbil Norge Kewet Buddy

Helecktra

LITTLE ANGEL 001 SONIK MOTOR

SCE maranello4cycle

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178 Wh/mile

81 mile

6,5 kW

34 mph

2008

$10,000

80 Wh/mile

44 mile

15 kW

53 mph

2008

€6,600

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

?

?

? Wh/mile

60 mile

6,5 kW

35 mph

2008

$12,995

? Wh/mile

60 mile

6,5 kW

35 mph

2008

$11,995

Lux 200 Dilixi

? Wh/mile

63 mile

5 kW

28 mph

?

?

Nice

? Wh/mile

60 mile

? kW

40 mph

2008

£8,995

Flybo

Sam Cree

Maya 300

Green Vehicles Moose

Green Vehicles Microwatt

MyCar

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? Wh/mile

40 mile

? kW

55 mph

2008

£14,000

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

Ze-0

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.

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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

?

?

Eliica

275/248 Wh/mile

200/125 mile

480 kW

119/250 mph

?

$255,000

Subaru

? Wh/mile

125 mile

65 kW

? mph

?

?

Trev

59 Wh/mile

94 mile

25 kW

75 mph

?

?

Think Ox

? Wh/mile

125 mile

? kW

85 mph

?

?

X1

g4e

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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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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.

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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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