Thursday, March 31, 2011

ECOmove QBEAK EV unveiled, grows a roof but no actual beak (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/ecomove-qbeak-ev-unveiled-grows-a-roof-but-no-actutal-beak-vid/

ECOmove QBEAK EV unveiled, grows a roof but no actutal beak
You might expect a car with the word "beak" in its nose to have something of a pronounced proboscis. Not so. It's the ECOmove QBEAK, a little, orange, all-electric car that's now been shown in the actual flesh in both coupe and convertible form. The car seats an odd number of people, three or six depending on configuration (something we definitely like), yet is smaller than a Smart Fortwo. It does this thanks to motors that fit in the wheels and composite suspension that's much more compact than your average strut setup. Range is up to 300km -- 186 miles -- but at this point we don't know much more about when this tangerine dream might be rolling into showrooms for real. Video of its unveil below.

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