Posted on 09/14/2023 4:04:25 AM PDT by cba123
When I first covered the ARK Zero electric microcar, its specs and pricing sounded too good be true. “I’ll believe it when I see it,” I quipped. Well I guess now I have to believe it, as the company says it has begun making deliveries and shared its first on-road photos.
According to the company, initial deliveries of the ultra-budget vehicle have begun in the UK and France.
Priced at just £5,995 (approximately US $7,500), the UK-based ARK Zero is likely the most affordable electric microcar in the west.
Technically classified as a quadricycle, it is designed to fulfill the car needs of urban dwellers, as long as they don’t need to go too fast or carry more than two people.
The small-statured four-wheeler has a top speed of 28 mph (45 km/h) and an understated 2.2 kW (3 horsepower) electric motor. It’s the same style of rear axle-mounted electric motor used on Chinese micro-cars like my cute little Minghong or my electric mini-truck.
The seating looks like a tandem setup with a pair of seats placed one behind the other, fighter pilot style.
The specs aren’t exactly mind-blowing, but that’s likely because the Ark Zero appears to be designed to meet the lower-performance L6e category of quadricycles.
As an electric vehicle, owners will be able to take advantage of reduced maintenance costs and lower fuel bills, as CEO Yilmaz Bora explained.
(Please see full article at the link)
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Now I understand this is NOT for most FReepers. Not at all. Just no.
No, no, no.
NO!
But it is EXACTLY what I want.
(And I believe it will carry two adults, and one kid) And no tarrifs. Because it will be made right here.
Perfect.
(Excerpt) Read more at electrek.co ...
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This is PERFECT for what I want.
This. Right here. As long as it is available with Air Conditioner, and cruise control.
This.
I WANT ONE
Cool, It doubles as a coffin.
As long as the market decides and the gummint doesn’t dictate, I am all in.
Not 10 minutes ago I seen the only EV I would consider buying...
https://www.facebook.com/autoallstars/videos/1261125664542833/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Looks like a fancy golf cart.
It’s a golf cart, right?
It may just come to that in a good collision!! How would they get you out of it!??
Well it is not made for wide-open spaces.
That is NOT here.
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No, it is even smaller than that.
(Sorry I tried to copy from the article, but for some reason no-go)
If anyone knows how, please feel free.
I WANT
🙃
At least it's smiling!
The Stainless Steel Rat Gets a Bike
(if u is old and like scifi that makes sense..)
Looks like a SmartCar.
will fit in the glove box of any pickup.
Introducing the new “Gookmobile”...DI DI MAO!
LOL…That is what Henry called his invention so long ago…
This is what my current ride is, so it will be a serious move up:
https://thegioixechaydien.com.vn/xe-3-banh-dien-lixi-da-nang.html
Must have air-confitioning though.
That is critical
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:O
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