Castagna creates electric Fiat Tender Two
Wondering how to turn a Fiat 500 into a dinghy, um, we mean a tender? According to Italian coachbuilder Castagna, it can be done. First, remove the top, doors and tailgate. Second, enlarge the sills so that some semblance of structural integrity is maintained. Next, remove the entire interior. Replace the interior with teak wood and wicker accents and add weather-proof seats. Replace the top with some multi-striped canvas for some additional weather protection. Finally, remove the internal combustion engine along with all of its assorted bits and pieces. To make it mobile once again, install an electric drivetrain that is capable of propelling this beastie over 80 miles per hour. Of course, you'd want to travel a good distance, so it is reportedly able to get over 80 miles of range per charge. After taking a look at this conversion, we wonder if the company would just be willing to do the electric drivetrain and leave the rest alone.
[Source: Channel 4]
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vfx 9:11PM (9/07/2008)
I have always been a fan of the Fiat Jolly. There were hundreds all over Catalina Island (before my day)
Now there is an EV version for the new century?
Where do I get one!?
Pictures of the Jolly here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_600
and here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380053409111&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/search/search.dll%3Fsofocus%3Dunknown%26sbrftog%3D1%26dfsp%3D3%26catref%3DC6%26from%3DR40%26satitle%3D380053409111%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC6%26bs%3DSearch%26sargn%3D-1%2526saslc%253D2%26sadis%3D200%26fpos%3D90265%26sabfmts%3D1%26ftrt%3D1%26ftrv%3D1%26saprclo%3D%26saprchi%3D%26fsop%3D3%26fsoo%3D2%26fvi%3D1
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swisscleandrive 5:21PM (11/29/2009)
It is great to see, that many are working on the Fiat 500 in order to go electric. We have unveilled the prototype of the plug-in hybrid fiat 500 swisscleandrive November 4th 2009 in Zurich. Now we are preparing for serial production.
The plug-in hybrid combines the advantages of both, thermic and electric propulsion and makes an electric car, that will always have enough "juice" to get to the next charging station.
You will feel like always, just better. More torque, more horsepowers through the combination of the two parallel engines. Zero emission and 100% electric on your everyday drives to work, school, shops, sports, theatre. 4x4 in the mountains.
On the highway and for longer distances you will make use of the freedoms of the combustion engine in the same car, that starts up and synchronizes automatically whenn needed and shuts off silently when uncalled-for.
Visit our website on http://www.swisscleandrive.com/en and get all the infos and even a reservation form.
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