Posted on 09/29/2022 8:09:42 AM PDT by FarCenter
French automaker Citroen released details of a new electric concept vehicle Thursday, with its CEO telling CNBC that the electrification of individual transport represented an important part of a sustainable future.
In a document outlining the concept, which is called oli, Citroen said it had a target weight of roughly 1,000 kilograms, or one metric ton, and a range of as much as 248 miles.
Citroen said the oli’s top speed had been limited to 68 miles per hour. The brand, which is owned by Stellantis, said “20% to 80% charging” would take 23 minutes.
The automaker added that vehicle parts could be “reused or recycled throughout ownership.” According to the document providing details of the oli, it has a “flat bonnet, roof and pick-up bed panels” that are “made from re-cycled honeycomb cardboard.”
The firm was keen to emphasize the vehicle’s smaller scale. “Rather than being a 2,500kg ‘palace on wheels’ filled with screens and gadgets, oli proves that more can be achieved with less,” it said.
Citroen also said that the restriction of the oli’s speed to a maximum of 68 mph had been done to “maximise efficiency.”
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The new Trabant is here!
Hell
The food is British
The cars are French
The police are German
The lovers are Swiss
And the whole thing is run by Italians
Recycled Cardboard?? Don’t take it out in the rain.
The Citroën 2CV (French: deux chevaux (-vapeur), literally "two steam horse (power)s", meaning "two taxable horsepower."Maybe then can name the new one the "Citroën 2EV."
The Trabant...minus the huge blue smoke clouds.
To experience Hell on earth buy a car made in France.
That description sounds similar to their prior cars.
“Citroen announces EV concept which uses recycled cardboard and has a top speed of 68 mph”
my sources say that they partnered with Red Green, who did the actual design and built the prototype ...
Back in the late 50s one of my neighbors had two Citroen DS cars. They were a full time project for sure. Us kids were impressed with the hydraulic suspension, you didn’t need a jack to remove a wheel.
Columbo liked his French car.
When the battery fires up it should make a great fire to roast marshmallows and hotdogs on.
LOL!
GAWD DAM! Now that right there!
So it’s going to dissolve when it rains.
Citroen announces EV concept which uses recycled cardboard and has a top speed of 68 mph downhill with 50 mph tail wind when the car is not in the shop for its weekly visit.
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